Tacca chantrieri
Common Names : Bat Flower, Black Bat Flower, Cats Whiskers, Devil Flower, Bat Head Lily, Bat Plant, Devil’s Tongue, Black Tacca, Jews Beard, Voodoo Flower Family: Dioscoreaceae Synonymous: Clerodendrum esquirolii Schizocapsa breviscapa Schizocapsa itagakii Tacca esquirolii Tacca garrettii Tacca macrantha Tacca minor Tacca paxiana Tacca roxburghii Tacca vespertilio Tacca wilsonii Distribution and habitat: Tacca chantrieri grow wild in the tropical forest from the regions of West Africa and Southeast Asia, where they can get as tall as 90cm (35 inch). Most of these oddities thrive on the moist soils of the forest floor in well-drained soil and high humidity. Description: Tacca chantrieri is a clump forming herbaceous perennial bearing exotic, log stemmed flowers. It grows from an underground rhizomes. The kinds in cultivation have creeping rhizomes or rootstocks and large, oval, crinkly foliage. Reaching lengths of up to 38cm (15 inch) broad...