Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Colocasia formosana, Chung Kuo-Fang 3352--Taiwan. Wulai Distr. Wulai village. Hsing Hsian Trail. 19 May 2016. DSC03046 (215).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Colocasia
Specific Epithet
esculenta
Authorship
(L.) Schott
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
24.868250, 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.
