Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID234129
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateMS
LocalityMississippi, lower half
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Natchez
HUC8 Number08060100
Map
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Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10791
Author:Serviss, B.E., S.T. McDaniel, and C.T. Bryson
Date:2000
Title:Occurrence, distribution, and ecology of Alocasia, Caladium, colocasia, and Xanthosoma (Araceae) in the Southeastern United States.
Journal:SIDA, Contributions to Botany
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:149-174
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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