Tacca leontopetaloides--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 318.jpg
Tacca leontopetaloides--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 316.jpg
Tacca leontopetaloides--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 326.jpg
Tacca leontopetaloides--Madag. Prov. Fianar. Parc Nat. Isalo. 12 Jan 06. 319.jpg
Native to 79 botanical countries across Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Hawaii, Line Is., Nauru, Niue, Taiwan, Tuvalu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara (Sakaraha)
-22.886389, 44.692222
Location Remarks
Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Tacca
Specific Epithet
leontopetaloides
Authorship
(L.) Kuntze
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#131,193 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
6%
