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Cyrtosperma merkusii

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID6440375d6a5bb193209432
Scientific name Cyrtosperma merkusii
Authority Schott
First published in Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 61 (1857)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lasia merkusii Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. : 59 (1844)
Arisacontis chamissonis Schott Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 129 (1857)
Cyrtosperma bantamense Koord. Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg sér. 3, 1: 160. 1919 (1919)
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 65 (1914)
Cyrtosperma cuspidilobum Schott Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864)
Cyrtosperma dubium Schott Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864)
Cyrtosperma edule Schott Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 367 (1861)
Cyrtosperma ferox N.E.Br. & L.Linden Ill. Hort. 39: 39 (1892)
Cyrtosperma intermedium Schott Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 284 (1864)
Cyrtosperma lasioides Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 150 (1851)
Cyrtosperma merkusii var. giganteum Nadeaud J. Bot. (Morot) 11: 116. 1897
Cyrtosperma merkusii var. intermedium (Schott) Engl. Monogr. Phan. 2: 271. 1879
Cyrtosperma nadeaudianum J.W.Moore Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 22 (1933)

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Language Common/alternative name
English babai
English giant swamp taro
English pulaka
English swamp taro
English gallan
English cyrtosperma chamissonis
Spanish cyrtosperma chamissonis
French taro géant des marais
French cyrtosperma chamissonis
gil babai
Italian taro gigante palustre
Italian pulaka
Italian cyrtosperma chamissonis
Italian babai
Japanese ヌマサトイモ
Lithuanian valgomasis strėlenis
Dutch pulaka
Portuguese cyrtosperma chamissonis
sm pula’a
Thai กลี
Tonga babai
tpi swam taro
Chinese 曲籽芋

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marshall Islands
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Line Islands
      • Marquesas
      • Society Islands
      • Tuamotu
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Gilbert Islands
      • Nauru
      • Samoa
      • Santa Cruz Island
      • Tokelau-manihiki
      • Tuvalu
      • Vanuatu
      • Wallis-Futuna Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000936224
USDA Plants CYME10
Tropicos 2102547
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86826-1
The Plant List kew-54892
Open Tree Of Life 132776
NCBI Taxonomy 39292
IPNI 86826-1
iNaturalist 210278
GBIF 2871919
Freebase /m/0ryw5yq
EOL 1094951
US Library of Congress sh2021005479
USDA GRIN 12943
Wikipedia Cyrtosperma_merkusii

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Scientific Literature Top

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CRISPR/Cas9: an advanced platform for root and tuber crops improvement Divya K, Thangaraj M, Krishna Radhika N Front Genome Ed 19-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10836405
doi:10.3389/fgeed.2023.1242510
PMID:38312197
Pest categorisation of Icerya aegyptiaca Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, MacLeod A EFSA J 09-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9827230
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7739
PMID:36628331
Isolation, partial characterization and in vitro digestion of starch from Ariopsis peltata and Lagenandra toxicaria tuber Akarsha B, Shetty K, Krishnakumar G Heliyon 14-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9586894
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11089
PMID:36281421
Taro raphide‐associated proteins: Allergens and crystal growth Paull RE, Zerpa‐Catanho D, Chen NJ, Uruu G, Wai CM, Kantar M Plant Direct 02-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9440338
doi:10.1002/pld3.443
PMID:36091877
Nature-based solutions for atoll habitability Barnett J, Jarillo S, Swearer SE, Lovelock CE, Pomeroy A, Konlechner T, Waters E, Morris RL, Lowe R Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 16-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9108937
doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0124
PMID:35574851
A chromosome-level genome assembly of Amorphophallus konjac provides insights into konjac glucomannan biosynthesis Gao Y, Zhang Y, Feng C, Chu H, Feng C, Wang H, Wu L, Yin S, Liu C, Chen H, Li Z, Zou Z, Tang L Comput Struct Biotechnol J 15-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8860920
doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2022.02.009
PMID:35242290
Nonconventional Hydrocolloids’ Technological and Functional Potential for Food Applications Medina-López SV, Zuluaga-Domínguez CM, Fernández-Trujillo JP, Hernández-Gómez MS Foods 30-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8834643
doi:10.3390/foods11030401
PMID:35159551
Effects of Salinity on the Growth and Nutrition of Taro (Colocasia esculenta): Implications for Food Security Lloyd GR, Uesugi A, Gleadow RM Plants (Basel) 28-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8621212
doi:10.3390/plants10112319
PMID:34834682
Unlocking the inherent potential of plant genetic resources: food security and climate adaptation strategy in Fiji and the Pacific Palanivel H, Shah S Environ Dev Sustain 17-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7888530
doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01273-8
PMID:33619427
Modulation of Gut Microbiota Profile and Short-Chain Fatty Acids of Rats Fed with Taro Flour or Taro Starch Surono IS, Venema K Int J Microbiol 18-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7450354
doi:10.1155/2020/8893283
PMID:32908532
Macro- and Micronutrients from Traditional Food Plants Could Improve Nutrition and Reduce Non-Communicable Diseases of Islanders on Atolls in the South Pacific Lyons G, Dean G, Tongaiaba R, Halavatau S, Nakabuta K, Lonalona M, Susumu G Plants (Basel) 24-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7464995
doi:10.3390/plants9080942
PMID:32722347
The domestication syndrome in vegetatively propagated field crops Denham T, Barton H, Castillo C, Crowther A, Dotte-Sarout E, Florin SA, Pritchard J, Barron A, Zhang Y, Fuller DQ Ann Bot 06-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7102979
doi:10.1093/aob/mcz212
PMID:31903489
Analysis of Environmental DNA and Edaphic Factors for the Detection of the Snail Intermediate Host Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi Calata FI, Caranguian CZ, Mendoza JE, Fornillos RJ, Tabios IK, Fontanilla IK, Leonardo LR, Sunico LS, Kawai S, Chigusa Y, Kikuchi M, Sato M, Minamoto T, Baoanan ZG, Sato MO Pathogens 23-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6963648
doi:10.3390/pathogens8040160
PMID:31547610
Traditional lifestyles, transition, and implications for healthy aging: An Example from the remote island of Pohnpei, Micronesia Balick MJ, Lee RA, De Gezelle JM, Wolkow R, Cohen G, Sohl F, Raynor B, Trauernicht C PLoS One 12-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6413935
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213567
PMID:30861022
Mobile genes in the human microbiome are structured from global to individual scales Brito I, Yilmaz S, Huang K, Xu L, Jupiter S, Jenkins A, Naisilisili W, Tamminen M, Smillie C, Wortman J, Birren B, Xavier R, Blainey P, Singh A, Gevers D, Alm E Nature 21-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC4983458
doi:10.1038/nature18927
PMID:27409808

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