Characteristics
Angiosperms (Monocots)
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
Arrowleaf Elephant's Ear
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
Native to new world tropics.
This species was first collected in Alabama by Howard Horne in 2011.
Not Native
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Classification
Citation
XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM (Linnaeus) Schott, in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 19. 1832.
Arum sagittifolium Linnaeus 1753.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica Nat. Hist. 2: t. 106(2). 1725). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 398. 1979.
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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