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Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image


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 Tacca leontopetaloides
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot
Origin: Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
Small shrub 2-5 ftSemi-shadeRegular waterModerate waterUnusual colorEthnomedical plant. Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles. Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

The plant is usually dormant for part of the year and dies down to the ground. Flowers are borne on tall stalks in greenish-purple clusters, with long trailing bracts.

Similar species - T. plantaginea has whole leaves vs divided leaves of T. leontopetaloides


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 Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image
Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image
Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image
Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image
Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image
Tacca leontopetaloides, Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot Click to see full-size image


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