Also known as Cat's Whiskers · White Bat Lily · White Batflower
Tacca cristata is a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia, producing unique white flowers with long, purplish-black filaments. It thrives in warm, humid shade.
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Photos of Batflower (Tacca cristata)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus | Tacca |
| Species | Tacca cristata |
Similar in genus Tacca
