Malanga

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Venezuela, West Indies

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Burn, Cancer(Nose), Cicatrizant, Medicine

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC, BORON, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Araceae

Scientific name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Common names: Malanga, Tannia, Yautia, Ancucha, Arrowleaf Elephant's Ear, Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Callaloo, Camacho, Chou caraïbe, Coco yam, Huequë cajo, Kamajka, Malangón, Ocumo, Otoy, Papa china, Pelma, Penké sánku, Põeturuñe, Sango azul, Songe fleur, Tannia, Yautia, Sánku

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Venezuela, West Indies.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Burn
• Cancer(Nose)
• Cicatrizant
• Medicine
• Sore
• Tumor
• Analeptic
• Polyp(Nose)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Venezuela
• West Indies

Documented cultural uses

• Burn
• Cancer(Nose)
• Cicatrizant
• Medicine
• Sore
• Tumor
• Analeptic
• Polyp(Nose)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Ethnopharmacological relevance of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott: experimental validation of its wound healing potential. · 2026 source ↗
• Linear Programming Optimization of Nutritional and Technological Properties in Wheat Bread Fortified With Taioba (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) Leaf Flour · 2026 source ↗
• Pharmacological activities of <i>Xanthosoma sagittifolium</i> (L.) Schott and <i>Corchorus olitorius</i> L. extracts in uterine leiomyoma: evidence from <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> approaches. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASCORBIC
• BORON
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• COPPER
• FAT
• FIBER
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• NIACIN
• OXALATE
• PHOSPHORUS
• PROTEIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.