Tacca

Tacca is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the order Dioscoreales, native to tropical regions of Africa, Australia, and south-eastern Asia. In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003 APG II system incorporates it into the family Dioscoreaceae.

Selected species
Tacca chantrieri André
Tacca flabellata J.J.Sm.
Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.
Tacca leontopetaloides Kuntze
Tacca palmata Blume
Tacca plantaginea (Hance) Drenth

Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants for their bold foliage and large flowers.

Translation

The word "Tacca" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, French, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Bulgarian: Така (род), Lithuanian: Karčiuotė, Chinese: 蒟蒻薯属.