Capote Xanthosoma robustum zan-tho-SO-muh  roh-BUS-tum OR… Malanga, Arrowleaf Elephant Ear, Etc. Xanthosoma sagittifolium zan-tho-SO-muh  sag-it-ee-FOH-lee-um   Xanthosoma robustum Schott was first described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt in 1853. No synonyms listed on Plants of the World Online. OR… Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott was named and described as such by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott … Continue reading Xanthosoma robustum or X. sagittifolium (Capote/Arrowleaf Elephant Ear)