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Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Gandungai

Reference
Revis.Gen.Pl. 2:704 (1891)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-1(-1.5) m high. Fl. green/purple-green, Jan to Apr. Basalt loam, sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 July 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.