Xanthosoma
see also: Etymology of Xanthosoma
Xanthosoma is a kind of the family of the Araceae originating in the the Antilles. The tubers are cultivated and is consumed under the name of malanga or Caribbean cabbage in the French West Indies.
List species
- Xanthosoma atrovirens K.Koch & Stopped - Malanga scraped
- Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl.
- Xanthosoma caracu K.Koch & Stopped
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium (Jacq.) Schott
- Xanthosoma hoffmannii Schott
- Xanthosoma robustum Schott
- Xanthosoma roseum Schott
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott - black Malanga
- Xanthosoma undipes (K.Koch) K.Koch
- Xanthosoma violaceum Schott
Production
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