Xanthosoma

Translingual

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Etymology

New Latin, xantho- +‎ -soma, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”)

Proper noun

Xanthosoma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – many tropical American arums, several of which are starchy food staples.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Caladieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Xanthosoma sagittifolium - type species; for other species see Xanthosoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Caladieae): Caladium, Chlorospatha, Hapaline, Jasarum, Scaphispatha, Syngonium - genera

References

• Xanthosoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xanthosoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xanthosoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Xanthosoma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Xanthosoma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Xanthosoma at USDA Plants database
• Aroideae at APWeb
• Xanthosoma at Tropicos
• Xanthosoma at Plants of the World Online