Bat Flower Genus Tacca
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Bat Flower Genus Tacca
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Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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The genus Tacca, which includes the Bat flowers and Arrowroot, consists of flowering plants in the order Dioscoreales, native to tropical regions of South America, Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and various oceanic islands. In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003 APG II system incorporates it into the family Dioscoreaceae.Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants for their bold foliage and large flowers. I found this one in a botanical garden at Onomea Bay on Hawaii Island.
FEATURED 3/11/15 in "Out of The Ordinary"
FEATURED 3/12 15 in "Beautiful Flowers"
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March 10th, 2015
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Debra Martz
This is so Beautiful! I've never seen this plant before! LF
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Debra - this one was the first I saw also! Thanks for the LF.
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