Genus Xanthosoma Schott


Summary
Genus number:
12943
Last updated:
9 July 2003
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Caladieae
Accession count:

203 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Cusimano, N. et al. 2011. Relationships within the Araceae: Comparison of morphological patterns with molecular phylogenies. Amer. J. Bot. 98:654-668. Note: Xanthosoma is resolved sister to Chlorospatha
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Mayo, S. J. et al. 1997. The genera of Araceae
  5. Milet-Pinheiro, P. et al. 2017. Floral scent chemistry and pollination in the Neotropical aroid genus Xanthosoma (Araceae). Flora (Elsevier) 231:1-10. Note: Engler's sectional recognition is mentioned as probable phylogenetically uninformative
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12943. Accessed 11 May 2026.