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Caladium bicolor

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Name

Identification
Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent. [family ARACEAE ]
Related name
  • Caladium bicolor
Common name
  • hσna-gboji = bewitched cocoyam (FCD) kpoji (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • palette de peintre (Berhaut; Bouquet)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • galanataŋga (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ε-lεba-sσnwai (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Kim)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • heart of Jesus (U.S.A., Bates)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ḿkpọ̀ή ékpò = cocoyam of ghost (RFGA; Lowe) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sua-k-posi (SIERRA LEONE, VAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • g-busi (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • duu-sisε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, GOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Leone) jabεrε-parinyεtε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, FULA-PULAAR (Sierra), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • an-rεŋ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • flawa-koko (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. [family ARACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. [family ARACEAE], l.c. t. 30 (1800); F.T.A. 8: 166.
Arum bicolor Ait. [family ARACEAE], , HortKew3: 316 (1780).
Information
Thoroughly naturalized in several West African countries,occurring on roadsides and shady waste places in the forest region; leaves attractively mottled or coloured, appearing at the same time as the flowers; spathe greenish white.
Habitat
occurring on roadsides and shady waste places in the forest region
Range
Introduced from tropical America.

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