Xanthosoma sagittifolium ‘Frozen Planet' is a cultivar of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott. It has very long, burgundy-red, stems and large, gently arching matte leaves with subtle markings which make them appear frozen.
The name is derived form the Greek words ξανθός (xanthos), meaning "yellow", and σῶμα (soma), meaning "body". It refers to the stigma or yellow inner tissues.
Xanthosoma sagittifolium ‘Frozen Planet'
Xanthosoma sagittifolium ‘Frozen Planet' is approximately 65 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 21 cm pot
- Name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium ‘Frozen Planet', a cultivar of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott Common names: Arrowleaf elephant's ear, new cocoyam, Tania
Type: herbaceous evergreen
form: Tuber chamaephyte
Family: Araceae
Native Range ( Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) : Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Zone: 12-13
Height: up to 2 m
Spread: 150-200 cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade Taxon identifiers ( Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) : Freebase ID : /m/04633kk ITIS TSN : 42586 NCBI taxonomy ID : 28478 Plant List-ID : kew-215144 Tropicos ID : 2106169 IPNI plant ID : 89373-1 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1127738 USDA PLANTS ID : XASA2 GBIF taxon ID : 5330901 African Plant Database ID : 33605 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : ed329b29-8552-4736-90ed-8bb67cca6508 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 201168 EPPO Code : XATSA iNaturalist taxon ID : 154794 TAXREF ID : 447741 WCSPF ID : 215144 uBio ID : 7549151 Ecocrop ID : 2168 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89373-1 BioLib taxon ID : 152305 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 56989 APNI ID : 207017 Plant Finder ID : 276540 APA ID : 5437 Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States ID : 10119 Atlas of Florida Plants ID : 216 NZPCN ID : 4910 Flowers of India ID : Arrowleaf Elephant Ear Microsoft Academic ID : 2780185859 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000334780 Open Tree of Life ID : 647114 Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID : 191224 NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.146922 Catalogue of Life ID : 7FX26 WordNet 3.1 Synset ID : 11813872-n Garden.org Plants Database ID : 79592 Synonyms (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) : Alocasia talihan Elmer = Alocasia talihan Elmer ex Merr. = Arum nigrum Vell. ≡ Arum sagittifolium L. = Arum xanthorrhizol Jacq. = Caladium edule G.Mey. = Caladium mafaffa Engl. ≡ Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent. = Caladium utile Engl. = Caladium xanthorrhizol (Jacq.) Boos, 1816 = Caladium xanthorrhizol (Jacq.) Willd. = Philodendron nigrum Kunth = Xanthosoma appendiculatum Schott = Xanthosoma atrovirens K.Koch and C.D.Bouché = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. hybridum K.Koch = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. kochii Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. moritzii Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. panduriforme Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. versicolor K.Koch = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. hybridum K.Koch = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. kochii Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. moritzii Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. panduriforme Engl. = Xanthosoma atrovirens var. versicolor K.Koch = Xanthosoma aureum E.G.Gonç. = Xanthosoma blandum Schott = Xanthosoma edule (G.Mey.) Schott = Xanthosoma ianthinum K.Koch and C.D.Bouché = Xanthosoma jacquinii Schott = Xanthosoma maculatum G.Nicholson = Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott = Xanthosoma mafaffa subsp. blandum (Schott) Engl. = Xanthosoma mafaffa subsp. typicum Engl. = Xanthosoma mafaffa var. blandum (Schott) Engl. = Xanthosoma mafaffa var. typicum Engl = Xanthosoma monstruosum E.G.Gonç. = Xanthosoma nigrum (Vell.) Mansf. = Xanthosoma nigrum Stellfeld = Xanthosoma panduriforme E.G.Gonç. = Xanthosoma peregrinum Griseb. = Xanthosoma poeppigii subsp. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr. = Xanthosoma poeppigii var. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr. = Xanthosoma roseum Schott = Xanthosoma sagittifolium K.Koch = Xanthosoma utile K.Koch and C.D.Bouché = Xanthosoma violaceum Schott = Xanthosoma wallisii Linden = Xanthosoma xantharrhizon (Jacq.) K.Koch = Xanthosoma xanthorrhizol (Jacq.) K.Koch, 1856
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