in taxon starch-producing plant yam plant polynesian arrowrrot plant seashore bat lily PLANTS:TALE2 Polynesian arrowroot Tacca leontopetaloides is a species of flowering plant in the yam family *Dioscoreaceae*, that is native to tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, and Fiji. The tubers of Polynesian arrowroot contain starch, making it an important food source for many Pacific Island cultures, primarily for the inhabitants of low islands and atolls. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacca_leontopetaloides] tacca leontopetaloides Tacca leontopetaloides requires discussion