Taccarum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is endemic to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro The genus tends to grow in rocky areas.Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. .
Species Taccarum caudatum Rusby - Bolivia, Peru, Acre State in western Brazil Taccarum crassispathum E.G.Gonç. - central Brazil Taccarum peregrinum (Schott) Engl. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina Taccarum ulei Engl. & K.Krause - eastern Brazil Taccarum warmingii Engl. - southern Brazil Taccarum weddellianum Brongn. ex Schott - Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, central and western Brazil
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