| Author: | John
Bellenden Ker Gawler, 1812 |
| Family: |
TACCACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Assam,
Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Java,
Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sumatera; Indonesia,
Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Sphagnum
|
| Water:
|
Max |
| Sun: |
Min |
| Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
| Height: |
120
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White - Light Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizomes |
| Names:
|
White Bat
Flower, Giant Bat Plant |
| Synonyms: |
Tacca
laevis, William Roxburgh.
Ataccia integrifolia,
Carel BoĊivoj Presl 1828.
Ataccia aspera, Kunth.
Ataccia laevis, Kunth.
Ataccia lancifolia, Kunth.
Tacca aspera, Roxb.
Tacca choudhuriana, Deb.
Tacca lancifolia, Zoll. & Moritzi.
Tacca rafflesiana, Jack ex Wall.
Tacca sumatrana, H.Limpr. |
This member of the Taccaceae
family was named by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1812. It is found in
eastern Himalayas from Bhutan to Northeast India. It preferring a well drained rich
soil like sphagnum, lots of water and not too much sun. The rhizomes
will grow up to eight centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can
grow up to 1,2 meter. The spectacular flowers are white to light
pink.The species name
from the Indonesian name, taka. The species name from
Latin integri - folia; 'with entire leaves'.
This plant needs a high
humidity.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Taccaceae is
now part of
the Dioscoreaceae. |
