Dioscoreaceae

White batflower

Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.

Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Tacca

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White batflower: Tacca integrifolia at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL, USA — Photo: Scott from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Bulgarian: Бяло прилепче
Chinese: 丝须蒟蒻薯, 絲須蒟蒻薯, 絲鬚蒟蒻薯
English: White batflower
Malay: Keladi murai
Polish: Krąpiel całolistna
Russian: Такка цельнолистная
Swedish: Sträv tacca

Synonyms

Ataccia aspera (Roxb.) Kunth
Ataccia integrifolia (Ker Gawl.) C.Presl
Ataccia laevis (Roxb.) Kunth
Ataccia lancifolia (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kunth
Tacca aspera Roxb.
Tacca choudhuriana Deb
Tacca laevis Roxb.
Tacca lancifolia Zoll. & Moritzi
Tacca rafflesiana Jack ex Wall.
Tacca sumatrana H.Limpr.

Photos

Photo: Scott from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Johnny Wee, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The original uploader was Patrice HUGUES at French Wikipedia ., CC BY 1.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.