Lasia spinosa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lasioideae
Genus: Lasia
Species: Lasia spinosa
Name

Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites, 1864
Synonyms

Basionym
Dracontium spinosum L., Sp. Pl.: 967 (1753).
Heterotypic
Lasia aculeata Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 81 (1790).
Pothos heterophyllus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 457 (1820).
Pothos lasia Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 458 (1820).
Pothos spinosus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.º 4447 C (1831), pro syn.
Lasia heterophylla (Roxb.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 21 (1832).
Lasia loureiroi Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 21 (1832), nom. illeg.
Lasia roxburghii Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 155 (1851).
Lasia hermannii Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 125 (1857).
Lasia jenkinsii Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 125 (1857).
Lasia zollingeri Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 125 (1857).
Lasia desciscens Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 127 (1863).
Lasia crassifolia f. angustisecta Engl., Exsicc. (Arac.) 1883: n.º 194 (1883).
Lasia crassifolia f. latisecta Engl., Exsicc. (Arac.) 1883: n.º 194 (1883).
Lasia crassifolia Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 15 (1898).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References

Thwaites, G.H.K., 1864. Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 336

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Lasia spinosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lasia spinosa. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 10 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Lasia spinosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 10.
Tropicos.org 2018. Lasia spinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lasia spinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names
සිංහල: කොහිල
中文: 刺芋