Tacca chantrieri

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Black bat flower
Bat Flower or Cat Whiskers (Tacca Chantrieri) (49532732922).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Tacca
Species:
T. chantrieri
Binomial name
Tacca chantrieri
André, 1901
Synonyms[1]

Schizocapsa breviscapa (Ostenf.) H.Limpr.
Tacca esquirolii (H.Lév.) Rehder
Tacca garrettii Craib
Tacca macrantha H.Limpr.
Tacca minor Ridl.
Tacca paxiana H.Limpr.
Tacca roxburghii H.Limpr.
Tacca vespertilio Ridl.
Tacca wilsonii H.Limpr.
Clerodendrum esquirolii H.Lév.

Tacca chantrieri is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae.[2] It is commonly called the black bat flower.

It was first described in 1901 by Édouard André.[1][3]

Description[]

Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches. There are ten species in the genus Tacca.[4]:517 One of these, T. integrifolia, is commonly called the "white bat plant." T. integrifolia is similar to T. chantrieri, but has white bracts which are veined purple. T. integrifolia is larger than T. chantrieri, reaching up to four feet in height (almost twice the size of T. chantrieri at a height of 24"-36").[5]

Tacca species have been thought to be pollinated by flies seeking decaying organic material.[6][7] This hypothesis was tested for T. chantrieri, but the populations studied were found to be essentially self-pollinating.[7]

Geographical range[]

Tacca chantrieri is native to tropical regions of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, and southern China, particularly Yunnan Province,[4]:518 as well as Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.[1] T. chantrieri grows in forests and valleys, along rivers in altitudes from 200 to 1300 metres above sea level.[8]

Cultivation[]

They are understory plants, so they prefer shade (at least 60%). They grow best in well-drained soil with good air circulation, but they prefer high humidity, and need a lot of water. They are hardy to USDA zones 11, above 4.5 °C (40 °F).[9]

Seeds of T. chantrieri

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tacca chantrieri André | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tacca chantrieri André". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ André, É. (1901). "Tacca chantrieri". Rev. Hort. 73: 541.
  4. ^ a b Zhang, Ling; Barrett, Spencer C. H.; Gao, Jiang-Yun; Chen, Jin; Cole, W. W.; Liu, Yong; Bai, Zhi-Lin; Li, Qing-Jun (2005). "Predicting mating patterns from pollination syndromes: the case of "sapromyiophily" in Tacca chantrieri (Taccaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 92 (3): 517–524. doi:10.3732/ajb.92.3.517. ISSN 1537-2197.
  5. ^ Meerow, Alan. "White Batflower (Tacca integrifolia), An Exciting New Flowering Foliage Plant". University of Florida. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25.
  6. ^ Engbert Drenth (1972). "A revision of the family Taccaceae". Blumea. 20 (2): 367–406. ISSN 0006-5196. Wikidata Q96027961.
  7. ^ a b Ling Zhang; Spencer C H Barrett; Jiang-Yun Gao; Jin Chen; W W Cole; Yong Liu; Zhi-Lin Bai; Qing-Jun Li (1 March 2005). "Predicting mating patterns from pollination syndromes: the case of "sapromyiophily" in Tacca chantrieri (Taccaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 92 (3): 517–524. doi:10.3732/AJB.92.3.517. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21652430. Wikidata Q39626349.
  8. ^ "Tacca chantrieri in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  9. ^ "Black Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri)". www.logees.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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