Black bat flower

Tacca chantrieri

  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Black bat flower
  • Flower name
    Black bat flower
  • Scientific name
    Tacca chantrieri
  • Aliasタッカ・シャントリエリ, バットフラワー, ブラックキャット, Tacca chantrieri, Black cat, Black Bat Flower
  • Place of originIndia
  • Place of floweringBotanical Gardens
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Black bat flower

Black bat flower , scientific name:Tacca chantrieri , is a bulbous plants of the Department Taccaceae , Tacca genus native to India. Species of tacca, bracts are dark purple. Referred to in the scientific names of Tacca chantrieri. Carousel exudes a bizarre combination of sterile flower bract black or purple purple flowers such as small, star-shaped purple flowers and long beard looks like atmosphere. Large leaves are wide and, with green veins are crystal clear. Means that the flowers are similar to bats and bat flower bracts that spread the wings. Genus has White bat flower (scientific nameTacca integrifolia) is standard species .

Common name:Black bat flower, scientific name:Tacca Tacca chantrieri , aka: Tacca Kat Wisker flower, Tacca chantrieri , Devil Flower, origin: India, living type: Evergreen perennial, height: 40-90 cm length: 50 cm, Flowering period: July-September (temperature more than 20 degrees in all year round).


  • Order
    Dioscoreales
  • Family
    Taccaceae
  • Genus
    Tacca
  • Species
    T. chantrieri
  • Type of flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeBulbous plants
  • Flower colorsPurple Black
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height40.0 ~ 90.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower10.0 ~ 20.0 cm

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