"Tacca leontopetaloides" is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. It is native to the islands of Southeast Asia. Austronesian peoples introduced it as a canoe plant throughout the Indo-Pacific tropics during prehistoric times. It has become naturalized to tropical Africa, South Asia, northern Australia, and Oceania.
Similar species: Yams, Colicroots, Etc.
By Yael Orgad
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Uploaded Jan 19, 2026. Captured Nov 28, 2025 14:20 in RN7, Madagascar.