Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

Batflower

Hawaiian - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Malo, David, 1903, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu. Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., page 68

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Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
USDA symbol: TALE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Batflower
Family: Taccaceae
Family (APG): Dioscoreaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tubers grated, roasted and eaten.

RECRD: 60383 id: 39272

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