| Name: | Xanthosoma atrovirens, K.Koch & C.D.Bouché 1854, 'Albomarginata' hort. |
| Synonyms: | Trivial names: correct botanic name: |
| Etymology: | atrovirens = black-green |
| Propagation: | divisions |
| Origin: | Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brasil |
| Habitat: | no exact details, originally from the warm tropics of South America, the plant is now cultivated worldwide. |
| Notes: | Xanthosoma sagittitiolium is cultivated as food under the name Tannia in the tropics of America, Africa and Asia. The tubers contain up to 25 % starch and protein. They are rich in provitamin A, and also contain vitamin C and traces of fat. Like many species of the arum family, Tannia contains calcium oxalate, a substance that irritates the mucous membranes, in all parts of the plant. It is therefore essential to boil the plant parts before eating them. |
Xanthosoma atrovirens 'Albomarginata'
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