Tacca
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Distribution of Tacca
See also: tacca
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin tacca, from Malay takah (“notch”).
Proper noun
Tacca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dioscoreaceae – batflowers and certain arrowroots.
Usage notes
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Dioscoreales - order; Dioscoreaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tacca leontopetaloides (Polynesian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, batflower) - type species; Tacca ampliplacenta, Tacca ankaranensis, Tacca bibracteata, Tacca borneensis, Tacca celebica, Tacca chantrieri, Tacca ebeltajae, Tacca integrifolia, Tacca maculata, Tacca palmata, Tacca palmatifida, Tacca parkeri, Tacca plantaginea, Tacca reducta, Tacca subflabellata, Tacca lanceolata - other species
References
Tacca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tacca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tacca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tacca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Tacca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Tacca at USDA Plants database
- Tacca at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Tacca at Tropicos
- Tacca at The Plant List
