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Colocasieae

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Colocasieae
Diversity of Colocasieae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
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Colocasieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Araceae.

This tribe of plants is notable for including various large-leafed, ornamental, and sometimes edible plants, the edible ones mostly being harvested for their corms.[1]

Genera

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  1. Alocasia - Subtropical Asia and eastern Australia[2]
  2. Colocasia - SE Asia and Indian subcontinent, some species have been naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.[3][4]
  3. Leucocasia - Vietnam, Japan and Indian subcontinent[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma)". Wisconsin Horticulture. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ^ "Alocasia (Schott) G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ^ Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised edition. Vol. 2. University of Hawaiʻi Press/Bishop Museum Press. p. 1357.
  4. ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.