Colocasieae

Colocasieae
Diversity of Colocasieae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Colocasieae Bremer

Colocasieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Araceae.

This tribe of plants is notable for including various large-leafed, ornamental, and sometimes edible plants, the edible ones mostly being harvested for their corms. ^[1]

Genera

1. Alocasia - Subtropical Asia and eastern Australia ^[2]
2. Colocasia - SE Asia and Indian subcontinent, some species have been naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. ^{[3] [4]}
3. Leucocasia - Vietnam, Japan and Indian subcontinent ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma)". Wisconsin Horticulture. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
2. "Alocasia (Schott) G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
3. Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised edition. Vol. 2. University of Hawaiʻi Press/Bishop Museum Press. p. 1357.
4. "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24.