Tacca

See also: tacca

Translingual

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Etymology

From New Latin tacca, from Malay takah (“notch”).

Proper noun

Tacca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dioscoreaceae – batflowers and certain arrowroots.

Usage notes

• Formerly placed in its own family (Taccaceae) and order (Taccales).

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
• Category: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