Colocasia esculenta

(L.) Schott

 

(Araceae)


Espinoza, R., Masís, A., Chavarría, F., Guadamuz, A. and Perez, D. 1998. Colocasia esculeta (Araceae) Species Page, September 11, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr


I. Identification:

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Flower:

 

Aspecto de la inflorescencia

 

 

 

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Fruit:

 

Leaves:

Aspecto de las hojas

 

 

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Bark and wood:

 

 

Whole plant architecture:

Aspecto de la planta entera

Similar species:

Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

 Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:


Acknowledgments:

This project was carried out by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste/CR, with help from INBio/CR, ICBG from the Foggarty center, NIH/USA and NSF/USA.

Thanks to Kate Beattie for helping with the managment of images and translation of this species page.

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