Araceae
Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Xanthosoma
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- خشيلاء سهمية النصل
- Chinese
- 千年芋, 紫柄芋, 黄肉芋, 紫柄千年芋
- dua
- Makabo
- Dutch
- Tayer, Tajer, Tajerblad, Tannia, Tayerblad
- English
- Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Malanga, Malangas, Tannia, Purplestem taro
- Esperanto
- Tanio
- Estonian
- Malanga kollavõhk
- French
- Macabo
- German
- Tannia, Malanga
- guc
- Waü
- Indonesian
- Kimpul
- Korean
- 아메리카토란
- nia
- Kamumu
- Polish
- Żółtosocza strzałkowata
- Portuguese
- Macabo, Mangará, Taioba
- Quechua
- Walusa
- Russian
- Маланга, Танния
- sg
- Mboö
- Slovenian
- Karibsko zelje
- Spanish
- Mangara-mirim, Mangaras, Mangarito, Mangarás, Oreja de elefante
- Thai
- กระดาษดำ
- ty
- Taruā
- Vietnamese
- Khoai mùng
Synonyms
- Alocasia alboviolacea Veitch ex J.Dix
- Alocasia talipan Elmer ex Merr.
- Arum nigrum Vell.
- Arum sagittifolium L.
- Arum xanthorrhizon Jacq.
- Caladium edule G.Mey.
- Caladium mafaffa Engl.
- Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent.
- Caladium utile Engl.
- Caladium xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) Willd.
- Philodendron nigrum Kunth
- Xanthosoma appendiculatum Schott
- Xanthosoma atrovirens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. hybridum K.Koch
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. kochii Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. moritzii Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. panduriforme Engl.
- Xanthosoma atrovirens var. versicolor K.Koch
- Xanthosoma aureum E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma edule (G.Mey.) Schott
- Xanthosoma ianthinum K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma jacquinii Schott
- Xanthosoma maculatum G.Nicholson
- Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott
- Xanthosoma mafaffa var. typicum Engl.
- Xanthosoma monstruosum E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma nigrum Stellfeld
- Xanthosoma obtusilobum Engl.
- Xanthosoma panduriforme E.G.Gonç.
- Xanthosoma peregrinum Griseb.
- Xanthosoma poeppigii var. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr.
- Xanthosoma roseum Schott
- Xanthosoma utile K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Xanthosoma violaceum Schott
- Xanthosoma wallisii Linden
- Xanthosoma xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) K.Koch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cheryll J Williams, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.