Tacca

See also: tacca

Translingual

Distribution of Tacca

Etymology

From New Latin tacca, from Malay takah (“notch”)

Proper noun

Tacca f

A taxonomic genus within the family Dioscoreaceae – the batflowers and arrowroot.

Usage notes

Formerly placed in its own family (Taccaceae) and order (Taccales).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Dioscoreales - order; Dioscoreaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Tacca leontopetaloides - type species; Tacca ampliplacenta, Tacca ankaranensis, Tacca bibracteata, Tacca borneensis, Tacca celebica, Tacca chantrieri, Tacca ebeltajae, Tacca integrifolia, Tacca maculata, Tacca palmata, Tacca palmatifida, Tacca parkeri, Tacca plantaginea, Tacca reducta, Tacca subflabellata, Tacca lanceolata - other species

References

Tacca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tacca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tacca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tacca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Tacca at Encyclopedia of Life
Tacca on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Tacca at USDA Plants database
Tacca at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Tacca at Tropicos
Tacca at The Plant List

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