Colocasia formosana, Chung Kuo-Fang 3352--Taiwan. Wulai Distr. Wulai village. Hsing Hsian Trail. 19 May 2016. DSC03046 (215).JPG
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Colocasia
Specific Epithet
esculenta
Authorship
(L.) Schott
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 27.3
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#30,408 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Taiwan, New Taipei City, Wulai District
24.86825, 121.547611
Location Remarks
Jia Jiu Liao trail off Huanshan Rd., near a bridge. Lower section of the trail. C. 150 m.
Collectors
Chung Kuo-Fang, Christopher Davidson, Tseng Yu-Hsin, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Densely forested canyon slope above the river. Seepage along the trail.
