Araceae
Belembe silvestre
Xanthosoma helleborifolium
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Xanthosoma
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Xanthosoma helleborifoliumAraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Belembe silvestre
Synonyms
- Acontias helleborifolius (Jacq.) Schott
- Acontias plumieri Schott
- Acontias variegatus (Desf.) Kunth
- Arum helleborifolium Jacq.
- Arum sagittifolium Link
- Arum venosum Balb. ex Engl.
- Caladium hastifolium Steud.
- Caladium helleborifolium (Jacq.) Vent.
- Caladium variegatum Desf.
- Xanthosoma angustisectum Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium f. variegatum (Desf.) Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium f. viride Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. angustisectum (Engl.) Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. viride Engl.
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium var. weberbaueri Engl.
- Xanthosoma plumieri (Schott) Schott
- Xanthosoma variegatum (Desf.) Schott
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.