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Accession Data:

Tacca chantrieri André

  • Common Name: Black Bat Flower
  • Family: Taccaceae Dumort.
  • Synonym(s): Schizocapsa breviscapa

  • Country of Origin: tropical Southeast Asia

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202400094
  • Source: donation from private collection
  • Accession Date: 12-16-2024
  • Bench: 1209 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-05-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Dioscoreales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Taccaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / China Southeast / Tibet / Assam / Bangladesh / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Malaya

References (external):

data regenerated on Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:03:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Taccaceae

  • Tacca chantrieri
  • Tacca leontopetaloides
W/C = Wild Collected
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