| Name | Xanthosoma violaceum Schott |
| Authorship | Schott |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Xanthosoma Schott |
| Citation | 1853. (24 Nov 1853) Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 3(47): 370 |
| Holdings | 5 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Xanthosoma violaceum Schott |
| Identification made in | [no date] (5) |