Xanthosoma atrovirens
K. Koch & Bouché 1854
This plant has edible tubers after cooking. Some other members of this genus too.
It comes from the tropical America, where it is called Yautia amarilla.
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photos © David Boudreaux |
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It is easy to recognize by rounded posterior lobes and glaucous leaf surface. photos (3-4) © Michael Kolaczewski |
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last updated on 2010-09-03