Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs belembé

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Xanthosoma brasiliense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	belembé
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Xanthosoma	Xanthosoma
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Xanthosoma brasiliense

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowleaf elephant's ear and belembé share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Xanthosoma.

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

belembé

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	belembé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

belembé

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia