Author: | Éduard-François
André, 1901 |
Family: |
TACCACEAE* |
Origin: |
Assam,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar,
Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam |
Soil: |
Sphagnum
- Rich |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum |
Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
Height: |
1 Meter |
Flower:
|
Dark Brown |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizomes |
Names:
|
Chinese Tiger whisker, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, Devil's
Tongue |
Synonyms: |
Tacca
minor Ridl. 1907.
Tacca paxiana H. Limpr. 1928.
Tacca esquirolii Rehder, 1936.
Schizocapsa
itagakii Yamam. 1942.
Schizocapsa breviscapa, H.Limpr.
Tacca garrettii Craib.
Tacca macrantha, H.Limpr.
Tacca minor, Ridl.
Tacca roxburghii, H.Limpr.
Tacca vespertilio, Ridl.
Tacca wilsonii, H.Limpr.
Clerodendrum esquirolii, H.Lév.
By mistake?: Tacca chantrierei. |
This member of the Taccaceae
family was named by Éduard-François
André in 1901. Several people have been naming it since, but
the first name remains in use. It is found in several countries in the
tropical part of south-eastern Asia. It preferring a well drained rich
peat like sphagnum, lots of water and not too much sun. The rhizomes
will grow up to six centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can
grow up to one meter. The spectacular flowers are dark brown.
The species name from the
Indonesian name, taka. The species name after Chantrier
Frères, a nurserymen of Mortefontaine, France.
This plant needs a rather high
humidity.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Taccaceae is
now part of
the Dioscoreaceae. |