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All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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This is one of the most interesting flowers I ever seen. Photo taken in the Hong Kong Park.
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Pia, Polynesian ArrowrootDioscoreaceae (Yam family)Native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and FijiPolynesian introduction to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)In photo with pia, are awa or kava (Piper methysticum) and k or sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), also Polynesian introductions.Yellowing leaves indicate time is close to harvest tubers. When leaves die back, harvest can take place.The tubers of Polynesian Arrowroot contain starch, making it an important food source for many Pacific Island cultures, primarily for the inhabitants of low islands and atolls. Polynesian arrowroot was prepared into a flour to make a variety of puddings. The tubers were grated, soaked in fresh water, and rinsed several times to remove the bitterness. Finally, the starchy substance was dried as a flour. This was mixed with mashed taro, breadfruit, or Pandanus (hala) fruit extract and mixed with coconut cream to prepare a pudding. In the Marquesas, the hollow stems were cut into segments for cordage to make lei. In some islands such as Samoa, Tahiti, and Tonga, arrowroot starch was important in tapa and fabric preparation as well for hats, mats, and other handicrafts. Today, the cassava (Manihot esculenta) or cornstarch has largely replaced arrowroot as a starch. In Hawaii, haupia, an ono local dessert, was originally made with pia flour, coconut cream and k (cane sugar), Today, usually replaced by cornstarch.Medicinally, early Hawaiians ate the raw tubers to treat stomach ailments. Mixed with water and red clay, the plant was consumed to treat diarrhea and dysentery. This combination was also used to stop internal hemorrhaging in the stomach and colon and applied to wounds to stop bleeding.Polynesian Names:Mhaoa (Tonga, Uvea); Mho (Tokelau); Mso (Samoa, Tuvalu); Msoaa (Futuna); Pia (Cooks, Hawaii, Mangareva, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Societies); Yabia (Fiji)
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Th Trn Tam o, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Bat Flower (Tacca Chantrieri). Date: 22 August 2016, 15:15:30. Source: Own work. Author:
Ronincmc.
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Summary[
edit] Description: Deutsch: Die Blüte einer Madagaskar-Fledermausblume (Tacca ankaranensis). Der tragende Stängel ist abgeknickt. Aufgenommen in der Masoala-Halle des Zoo Zürich. Date: 10 February 2010. Source: Own work. Author:
Bobo11.
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Petals of this flower were removed to show the triple heart - shaped stigmas and gland hairs below it (to attract insects, no doubt).
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Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore
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Pia, Polynesian ArrowrootDioscoreaceae (Yam family)Native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and FijiPolynesian introduction to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The tubers of Polynesian Arrowroot contain starch, making it an important food source for many Pacific Island cultures, primarily for the inhabitants of low islands and atolls. Polynesian arrowroot was prepared into a flour to make a variety of puddings. The tubers were grated, soaked in fresh water, and rinsed several times to remove the bitterness. Finally, the starchy substance was dried as a flour. This was mixed with mashed taro, breadfruit, or Pandanus (hala) fruit extract and mixed with coconut cream to prepare a pudding. In the Marquesas, the hollow stems were cut into segments for cordage to make lei. In some islands such as Samoa, Tahiti, and Tonga, arrowroot starch was important in tapa and fabric preparation as well for hats, mats, and other handicrafts. Today, the cassava (Manihot esculenta) or cornstarch has largely replaced arrowroot as a starch. In Hawaii, haupia, an ono local dessert, was originally made with pia flour, coconut cream and k (cane sugar), Today, usually replaced by cornstarch.Medicinally, early Hawaiians ate the raw tubers to treat stomach ailments. Mixed with water and red clay, the plant was consumed to treat diarrhea and dysentery. This combination was also used to stop internal hemorrhaging in the stomach and colon and applied to wounds to stop bleeding.Polynesian Names:Mhaoa (Tonga, Uvea); Mho (Tokelau); Mso (Samoa, Tuvalu); Msoaa (Futuna); Pia (Cooks, Hawaii, Mangareva, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Societies); Yabia (Fiji)
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Th Trn Tam o, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Tacca chantrieri - young plants - in Wrocław University Botanical Garden. Date: 26 September 2017, 16:13:54. Source: Own work. Author:
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.
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Summary[
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Taccaceae (batflower family) »
Tacca leontopetaloides TAK-kah -- from the Malayan name for this plant lee-on-toh-pet-al-OY-deez -- resembles lion's-petals commonly known as: batflower, East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Polynesian arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot • Hindi: देवकन्द devkanda • Marathi: देवकंद devkanda • Tamil: சேனை cenai, ககனம் kakanam, காறாக்கருணை kattu-k-karunai • Telugu: అడవిదుంప adavidumpa Native to: tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, northern Australia References:
Wikipedia •
NPGS / GRIN. Date: 14 July 2007, 16:25. Source:
Tahiti Arrow Root. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.
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Summary[
edit] Description: Deutsch: Die Blüte einer Madagaskar-Fledermausblume (Tacca ankaranensis). Der tragende Stängel ist abgeknickt. Aufgenommen in der Masoala-Halle des Zoo Zürich. Date: 10 February 2010. Source: Own work. Author:
Bobo11.
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Tacca chantrieriIm balinesischen Garten des Erholungsparks Marzahn.
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Pia, Polynesian ArrowrootDioscoreaceae (Yam family)Native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and FijiPolynesian introduction to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)Yellowing leaves indicate time is close to harvest tubers. When leaves die back, harvest can take place.The tubers of Polynesian Arrowroot contain starch, making it an important food source for many Pacific Island cultures, primarily for the inhabitants of low islands and atolls. Polynesian arrowroot was prepared into a flour to make a variety of puddings. The tubers were grated, soaked in fresh water, and rinsed several times to remove the bitterness. Finally, the starchy substance was dried as a flour. This was mixed with mashed taro, breadfruit, or Pandanus (hala) fruit extract and mixed with coconut cream to prepare a pudding. In the Marquesas, the hollow stems were cut into segments for cordage to make lei. In some islands such as Samoa, Tahiti, and Tonga, arrowroot starch was important in tapa and fabric preparation as well for hats, mats, and other handicrafts. Today, the cassava (Manihot esculenta) or cornstarch has largely replaced arrowroot as a starch. In Hawaii, haupia, an ono local dessert, was originally made with pia flour, coconut cream and k (cane sugar), Today, usually replaced by cornstarch.Medicinally, early Hawaiians ate the raw tubers to treat stomach ailments. Mixed with water and red clay, the plant was consumed to treat diarrhea and dysentery. This combination was also used to stop internal hemorrhaging in the stomach and colon and applied to wounds to stop bleeding.Polynesian Names:Mhaoa (Tonga, Uvea); Mho (Tokelau); Mso (Samoa, Tuvalu); Msoaa (Futuna); Pia (Cooks, Hawaii, Mangareva, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Societies); Yabia (Fiji)
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Th Trn Tam o, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Tacca chantrieri in Northwest Thailand. Date: 22 November 2009. Source: Own work. Author:
Meneerke bloem.