Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusCaladium
Scientific name with authorshipCaladium schomburgkii Schott
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alocasia argyroneura K.KochAlocasia erythraea K.KochAlocasia heteroneura K.KochAlocasia marmorea StangeAlocasia picta StangeAlocasia subrotunda (Lem.) K.KochAlocasia subrotunda (Lem.) K.Koch ex StangeCaladium cordatum Engl.Caladium rubescens N.E.Br.Caladium schmitzii Lem.Caladium schmitzii var. viride Verschaff.Caladium schoelleri Lem.Caladium schoelleri Verschaff.Caladium schomburgkii f. argyroneurum (K.Koch) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii f. erythraeum (K.Koch) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii f. marmoreum StangeCaladium schomburgkii f. marmoreum Stange ex Engl.Caladium schomburgkii f. pictum Engl.Caladium schomburgkii f. subrotundum (Lem.) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. argyroneurum (K.Koch) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. erythraeum (K.Koch) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. marmoreum Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. pictum Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. rubescens (N.E.Br.) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. subrotundum (Lem.) Engl.Caladium schomburgkii var. venosum (N.E.Br.) Engl.Caladium smitzii Verschaff.Caladium subrotundum Lem.Caladium venosum N.E.Br.Colocasia argyroneura W.Bull
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Gene source
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier86446-1
Use codesEU GS
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.