Xanthosoma sagittifolium: common name details from PIER

Common name - Language - Location
Language - Location - Common name
Location - Language - Common name
Language - Common name - Location

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
alõklõk Marshallese Marshall Islands Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
American taro English ? Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
bisech ra ruk Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
chou Caraïbe French ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
cocoyam English ? Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
de taro Nauruan Nauru Island Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
dryland taro English ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
eball Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
ghuya Fijian Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Hawaiian taro English ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
Honolulu Yapese Yap (Waqab) Island Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
kãlõklõk Marshallese Marshall Islands Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
la‘iy Yapese Yap (Waqab) Island Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
malanga Spanish ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
malanga marron French ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
ndalo ni kana Fijian Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
ndalo ni tana Fijian Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
new cocoyam English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
new world taro English ? Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
ocumo Spanish ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
otoy Spanish Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)  
sawahn awai Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
talo palagi Tuvaluan Tuvalu Islands Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 44)  
tania English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
tanier Spanish ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
tannia English ? Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
taro taruā Maori (Cook Islands) Rarotonga Island McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
taro taruā Rakahanga-Manihiki Rakahanga Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
tarotaruā Maori (Cook Islands) Aitutaki Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
taroua Tahitian Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
taruā Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
tarua Tahitian Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
taye French ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
tayove French ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
te taororo I-Kiribati Kiribati (Republic of) Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
tiquisque blanco Spanish ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
woten sapan Chuukese Chuuk Islands Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 102)  
wotopwula Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 39)  
yautia English ? Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 123)  
yautía blanca Spanish ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
yigalulu Satawalese Satawal Island Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)  

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Language/Location/Common name

Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chuukese Chuuk Islands woten sapan Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 102)  
Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll wotopwula Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 39)  
English ? American taro Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
English ? cocoyam Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
English ? dryland taro Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
English ? Hawaiian taro Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
English ? new cocoyam U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
English ? new world taro Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
English ? tania U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
English ? tannia Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
English ? yautia Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 123)  
Fijian Fiji Islands ghuya Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fijian Fiji Islands ndalo ni kana Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fijian Fiji Islands ndalo ni tana Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
French ? chou Caraïbe U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French ? malanga marron U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French ? taye U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French ? tayove U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
I-Kiribati Kiribati (Republic of) te taororo Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Maori (Cook Islands) Aitutaki Atoll tarotaruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Maori (Cook Islands) Rarotonga Island taro taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Marshallese Marshall Islands alõklõk Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Marshallese Marshall Islands kãlõklõk Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Nauruan Nauru Island de taro Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) bisech ra ruk Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) eball Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island sawahn awai Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
Rakahanga-Manihiki Rakahanga Atoll taro taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Satawalese Satawal Island yigalulu Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)  
Spanish ? malanga U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish ? ocumo U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish ? tanier U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish ? tiquisque blanco U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish ? yautía blanca U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish Galápagos Islands otoy Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)  
Tahitian Society Islands taroua Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Tahitian Society Islands tarua Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Tuvaluan Tuvalu Islands talo palagi Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 44)  
Yapese Yap (Waqab) Island Honolulu Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
Yapese Yap (Waqab) Island la‘iy Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  

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Location/Language/Common name

Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
? English American taro Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
? English cocoyam Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
? English dryland taro Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
? English Hawaiian taro Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
? English new cocoyam U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? English new world taro Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
? English tania U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? English tannia Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
? English yautia Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 123)  
? French chou Caraïbe U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? French malanga marron U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? French taye U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? French tayove U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? Spanish malanga U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? Spanish ocumo U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? Spanish tanier U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? Spanish tiquisque blanco U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
? Spanish yautía blanca U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Aitutaki Atoll Maori (Cook Islands) tarotaruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Chuuk Islands Chuukese woten sapan Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 102)  
Cook Islands Maori (Cook Islands) taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Fiji Islands Fijian ghuya Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fiji Islands Fijian ndalo ni kana Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fiji Islands Fijian ndalo ni tana Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Galápagos Islands Spanish otoy Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)  
Kiribati (Republic of) I-Kiribati te taororo Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Marshall Islands Marshallese alõklõk Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Marshall Islands Marshallese kãlõklõk Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Nauru Island Nauruan de taro Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Palau Islands (main island group) Palauan bisech ra ruk Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Palau Islands (main island group) Palauan eball Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Pohnpei Island Pohnpeian sawahn awai Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Chuukese wotopwula Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 39)  
Rakahanga Atoll Rakahanga-Manihiki taro taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Rarotonga Island Maori (Cook Islands) taro taruā McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Satawal Island Satawalese yigalulu Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)  
Society Islands Tahitian taroua Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Society Islands Tahitian tarua Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Tuvalu Islands Tuvaluan talo palagi Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 44)  
Yap (Waqab) Island Yapese Honolulu Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
Yap (Waqab) Island Yapese la‘iy Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  

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Language/Common name/Location

Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chuukese woten sapan Chuuk Islands Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 102)  
Chuukese wotopwula Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 39)  
English American taro ? Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
English cocoyam ? Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
English dryland taro ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
English Hawaiian taro ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
English new cocoyam ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
English new world taro ? Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
English tania ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
English tannia ? Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
English yautia ? Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 123)  
Fijian ghuya Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fijian ndalo ni kana Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
Fijian ndalo ni tana Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 459)  
French chou Caraïbe ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French malanga marron ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French taye ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
French tayove ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
I-Kiribati te taororo Kiribati (Republic of) Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Maori (Cook Islands) taro taruā Rarotonga Island McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Maori (Cook Islands) tarotaruā Aitutaki Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Maori (Cook Islands) taruā Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Marshallese alõklõk Marshall Islands Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Marshallese kãlõklõk Marshall Islands Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 30)  
Nauruan de taro Nauru Island Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 35)  
Palauan bisech ra ruk Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Palauan eball Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)  
Pohnpeian sawahn awai Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 35)  
Rakahanga-Manihiki taro taruā Rakahanga Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)  
Satawalese yigalulu Satawal Island Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)  
Spanish malanga ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish ocumo ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish otoy Galápagos Islands Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)  
Spanish tanier ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish tiquisque blanco ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Spanish yautía blanca ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)  
Tahitian taroua Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Tahitian tarua Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 308)  
Tuvaluan talo palagi Tuvalu Islands Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 44)  
Yapese Honolulu Yap (Waqab) Island Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  
Yapese la‘iy Yap (Waqab) Island Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 25)  

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