TACCA CHANTRIERI
Author:
Éduard-François André, 1901
Family:
TACCACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Rev. Hort. (Paris) 73: 541 (1901)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6 Centimetres
Height:
1 Meter
Propagate:
Seeds/Rhizomes
CITES:
Synonyms:
Tacca minor Ridl. 1907.
Tacca paxiana H. Limpr. 1928.
Tacca esquirolii Rehder, 1936.
Schizocapsa itagakii Yamam. 1942.
Schizocapsa breviscapa, H.Limpr.
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Tacca garrettii Craib.
Tacca macrantha, H.Limpr.
Tacca minor, Ridl.
Tacca roxburghii, H.Limpr.
Tacca vespertilio, Ridl.
Tacca wilsonii, H.Limpr.
Clerodendrum esquirolii, H.Lév.
By mistake?: Tacca chantrier e i.
This member of the Taccaceae family was named by Éduard-François André in 1901. Several people have been naming it since, but the first name remains in use. It is found in several countries in the tropical part of south-eastern Asia. It preferring a well drained rich peat like sphagnum, lots of water and not too much sun. The rhizomes will grow up to six centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can grow up to one meter. The spectacular flowers are dark brown.
The species name from the Indonesian name, taka.
The species name after Chantrier Frères, a nurserymen of Mortefontaine, France.
This plant needs a rather high humidity. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Taccaceae is now part of the Dioscoreaceae.
Flower
Dark Brown
Soil
Sphagnum - Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum
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