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Taxon:  Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott



Summary
Genus:
Cyrtosperma
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Lasioideae
Nomen number:
12943
Place of publication:
Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7:61. 1857
Verified:
02/21/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lasia merkusii Hassk.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr.
Cyrtosperma edule Schott
Cyrtosperma lasioides Griff.
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Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:82-85.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  5. Hay, A. et al. 1995. Checklist of the Araceae of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical Western Pacific region. Blumea Suppl. 8:59.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  8. Pancho, J. V. 1959. Notes on cultivated aroids in the Philippines 1. The edible species. Baileya 7:64-66.
  9. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. Note: = Cyrtosperma chamissonis
  10. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  11. Smith, A. C. 1979. Flora vitiensis nova. 1:451. Note: = Cyrtosperma chamissonis
Common names
English
giant swamp-taro –
Malay
geli geli –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua 
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaMarquesas Islands 
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaSociety Islands 
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia [Kalimantan, Jawa, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia [Marquesas Islands, Society Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Samoa
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodstarch Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Human foodvegetable Smith, A. C. 1979. Flora vitiensis nova. 1:451. Note: = Cyrtosperma chamissonis
Human foodvegetable Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:82-85.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12943. Accessed 2 May 2025.