Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 965 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Zeylona."

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 336 [basionym]

basionym of: Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br. legitimate

Schott, H.W. in Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.F.L. (1832), Meletemata Botanica: 18 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Alocasia macrorhiza Schott nom. inval.

Schott, H.W. in Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.F.L. (1832), Meletemata Botanica: 18 [basionym]

basionym of: Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott legitimate

Don, G. (ed.) in Sweet, R. (1839), Sweet's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 3: 631 [basionym]

basionym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 503 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Furtado, C.X. (1941), Gardens' Bulletin. Straits Settlements 11: 244-257 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Arum maximum macrorrhizon zeylanicum Hermann, Parad. Bat. (1698) t. 73 (lecto),

Evans, O.D. (1962), Araceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 22: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Araceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 272 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Hay, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Araceae. Flora of Australia 39: 266 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Arum macrorhizon G.Forst. orth. var. orthographic variant: Arum macrorhizum Thunb. orth. var.

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