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Colocasia antiquorum (Elephants Ear) |
Colocasia antiquorum (ARACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Colocasia antiquorum Schott | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
No Main Synonyms
Full list of synonyms :
[ Euro+Med ]
[ PlantList ]
[ IPNI ]
[ Catalogue of Life ]
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Plant Family : | Araceae The Arum Family 8 Araceae species recorded from Malta.
Juss. | English name(s) : | Elephants Ear, Coco Yam, Dasheen | Maltese name(s) : | Għorgħar | Status for Malta : | Naturalised alien species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and which can become invasive | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE (Bulbous/Rhizomatous plants)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Green |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
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Preferred habitat in Malta: |
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Botanical Description: |
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Distributional map in Europe
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
[Az Hs It Ju Lu Md Sa Si] |
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