Arrowroot

Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze is a species in the Dioscoreaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and was historically transported by Austronesian peoples as a canoe plant. It has since become naturalized in tropical Africa, South Asia, northern Australia, and Oceania. It is found in regions such as the Andaman Islands, Borneo, and the Caroline Islands, among others. The plant is known by multiple common names, including Polynesian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, East Indies arrowroot, pia, and seashore bat lily. It was first described in 1891.