Scientific or common name:

Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach

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ARACEAE - Arum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
Rank: species
See: ► Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

Images of Alocasia indica

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Common names

U.S. name: Giant taro

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don
= Alocasia alba Schott
= Alocasia crassifolia Engl.
= Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott, orth. var.
= Arum indicum Lour.
= Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species:

1) Alocasia alba Schott 2) Alocasia brisbanensis (F.M. Bailey) Domin 3) Alocasia crassifolia Engl. 4) Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G. Don 5) Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach 6) Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott, orth. var. 7) Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don 8) Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado 9) Alocasia odora (Lodd.) G. Don 10) Alocasia plumbea K. Koch ex Van Houtte

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR)


Map for Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Araceae)
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1) Aglaonema 2) Alocasia (taro) 3) Amorphophallus 4) Anthurium (laceleaf) 5) Arisaema (Jack in the pulpit) 6) Arum 7) Caladium 8) Calla (callalily) 9) Colocasia 10) Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) 11) Cyrtospadix (caladium) 12) Cyrtosperma 13) Dieffenbachia 14) Dracontium 15) Dracunculus 16) Epipremnum (tongavine) 17) Homalomena 18) Landoltia 19) Lemna (duckweed) 20) Lysichiton (skunkcabbage) 21) Monstera 22) Montrichardia 23) Muricauda (Jack in the pulpit) 24) Orontium (goldenclub) 25) Peltandra (arrow arum) 26) Philodendron 27) Pinellia 28) Pistia 29) Pothos (tongavine) 30) Rhaphidophora (tongavine) 31) Scindapsus (tongavine) 32) Spathyema (skunk cabbage) 33) Spirodela (duckmeat) 34) Symplocarpus (skunk cabbage) 35) Syngonium 36) Typhonium 37) Wolffia (watermeal) 38) Xanthosoma 39) Zantedeschia (calla lily)

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Common names (Alocasia)
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1) (no name) 2) Asian taro (Alocasia odora) 3) Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata) 4) Cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis) 5) Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) 6) Metallic taro (Alocasia plumbea)

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More species:
1) Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott, orth. var. [198]
2) Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don [2007]
3) Alocasia odora (Lodd.) G. Don [1131]
4) Aloe arborescens Mill. [2328]
5) Aloe ferox Mill. [2382]
6) Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. [2302]
7) Aloina rigida (Hedw.) Limpr. [471]
8) Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. var. sonomensis P. Rubtzov [296]
9) Alopecurus alpinus Sm. var. glaucus (Less.) Krylov [195]
10) Alopecurus geniculatus L. [988]

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