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Dioscoreaceae

Tacca Leontopetaloides

Family: Dioscoreaceae
ENG: Arrow Root
GIR: Lonzi pl Kulonzi

Seasonally dormant tuber. Leaves to 1.2M tall, spadex green flowers appear before leaves.
Self seeded. Shade/ partial shade

The tuber contains starch that is used for cooking.
The plant also has medicinal uses.

Butterflies & Moths
Hespagarista echione