As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Colocasia
This genus name was first published in Melet. Bot. : 18 (1832)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000008962.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ◼︎ synonym | 49 | 68% |
| ◼︎ accepted | 14 | 19% |
| ◼︎ unplaced | 9 | 13% |
| Total | 72 |
Species in Colocasia
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Colocasia:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colocasia latifolia | Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 89 (1897) | wfo-0000917650 | ||
| Colocasia macrorrhiza var. brisbanica | Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 5 1888 | wfo-0001400772 | ||
| Colocasia marchalii | Monogr. Phan. 2: 494 (1879) | wfo-0000917682 | ||
| Colocasia marchalii | Monogr. Phan. 2: 494 (1879) | wfo-0001084112 | ||
| Colocasia nitida | Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 1(6): 1041, sphalm. 1849 [4-7 Jul 1849] | wfo-0001084113 | ||
| Colocasia obtusiloba | Enum. Pl. 3: 41 (1841) | wfo-0000917750 | ||
| Colocasia odorata | Bot. Mag. 68: t. 3935 (1842) | wfo-1000071018 | ||
| Colocasia ramosa | Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 154 (1846) | wfo-0000917819 | ||
| Colocasia wendlandii | Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 524, in syn. 1893 [Sep 1893] | wfo-0001357296 | ||
| Colocasia zebrina | Pflanzenr. (Engler) Arac.-Colocas. 105 (1920), in syn. | wfo-0001084114 |