What is Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze in english?
- Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze
Tacca leontopetaloides, commonly known as the Polynesian arrowroot, is a species of flowering plant native to tropical Africa, South and Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and the Pacific islands. It is cultivated for its edible rhizomes (underground tubers) particularly in the Pacific islands.
In English, Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze is known by East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Polynesian arrowroot, or Tahiti arrowroot.
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