The Tacca genus of plants is mostly native to Asia, and the plants are considered collector's items for their unusual flowers. During the growth phase, they feature upright, vertically growing leaves that are attractive but unremarkable.
TACCA LEONTOPETALOIDES - Polynesian Arrowroot
TAHITI APPLE See Malay Apple
TAHITIAN CHESNUT - Inocarpus edulis ...
Tacca chantrieri
Family: Taccaceae
Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, Black Tacca
Origin: Tropical regions of Southeast Asia and West Africa ...
Tacca chantrierei ( Bat Flower )
Tacca integrifolia ( Bat Flower Tacca )
Tagetes Tripliod Group ( Nugget Series Marigold ) ...
Taccaceae are herbs with long-petiolate leaves and a scapose, umbellate inflorescence in which long, filiform bracts are mixed in with the flowers. These are medium-sized, dark purple, and with inferior ovaries; the ovary placentation is parietal.
East Indian Arrowroot [English]: Tacca leontopetaloides
East Indian Basil [English]: Ocimum gratissimum
East Indian Bristlegrass [English]: Setaria barbata
East Indian Copal [English]: Canarium bengalense ...
TAHITI ARROWROOT is from Tacca oceanica (pinnatifida). It is a favourite article of diet in the tropics, being found in the Sandwich and South Sea Islands, and is said to be the best arrowroot for dysentery.
 See also: Green, India, Devil, May, Olive
  
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