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Tacca leontopetaloides

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Name

Identification
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze  [family TACCACEAE ]
Related name
  • Tacca leontopetaloides
Common name
  • African arrowroot lily (Morton): Indian arrowroot, East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot, Polynesian arrowroot (Kay); South-Sea arrowroot (Irvine), tacca (Kay)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • a-tiíti бi yil = (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • djambadjoloma (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIAFADA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bara (JB) èt i buki (JB) lar (JB) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bua-bayayo (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • ndof ndiãng (JB) ndof rôg (JB) ka kéna (JB) lar (JB) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • gi-ngùrkùr (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

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Entry for Tacca leontopetaloides (Linn.) O Ktze [family TACCACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Names
Tacca involucrata Schum. & Thonn. [family TACCACEAE]
Tacca leontopetaloides (Linn.) O Ktze [family TACCACEAE]
Common names
English African arrowroot lily (Morton): Indian arrowroot, East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot, Polynesian arrowroot (Kay); South-Sea arrowroot (Irvine), tacca (Kay). SENEGAL: BEDIK gi-ngùrkùr (FG&G) MANDING-BAMBARA bua-bayayo (JB) SERER ndof ndiãng (JB) ndof rôg (JB) ka kéna (JB) lar (JB) WOLOF bara (JB) èt i buki (JB) lar (JB) GUINEA-BISSAU: BIAFADA djambadjoloma (JDES) GUINEA: BASARI a-tiíti бi yil =
Uses
(leaf, tuber, fruit) Food: general (flour) Food: special diets (flour) Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (flour) Drink: sweet, milk substitutes (root) Drink: alcoholic, stimulant (root) Medicines: stomach troubles (root) Medicines: liver, etc. (root) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (root) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (root, flower) Medicines: antidotes (venomous stings, bites, etc.) (root) Phytochemistry: insecticides, arachnicides (root) Phytochemistry: soap and substitutes (tuber) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent (leaf-petiole, flower-peduncle) Products: household, domestic and personal items (flower-peduncle) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc. (plant, tuber) Social: religion, superstitions, magic (plant) Social: ceremonial
Products
english: Fiji arrowrootenglish: Lily, African arrowrootenglish: African arrowroot lilyenglish: Arrowroot, Tahitienglish: East Indian arrowrootenglish: Arrowroot, Fijienglish: Taccaenglish: Indian arrowrootenglish: Arrowroot, East Indianenglish: Tahiti arrowrootenglish: Arrowroot, Indianenglish: Arrowroot lily, Africanenglish: Arrowroot, Polynesianenglish: Arrowroot, South Seaenglish: Polynesian arowrootenglish: Southsea arrowroot
Description
A perennial herb with tuberous rhizome bearing one or two leaves erect to about 1 m high and an inflorescence 1–2 m; requiring light friable salt-free soil in shade-free thickets and grass savanna across the Region, Senegal to W Cameroons, and widespread
References
References:1. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 169. 2. Burkill, IH, 1935: 2118–9, as T. pinnatifida Forst.. 3. Busson, 1965: 436, as T. involucrata Schum. & Thonn., with tuber analysis. 4. Dalziel, 1937: 514, as T. involucrata Schum. & Thonn. 5. Faulkner 286, K. 6
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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