Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don
ARACEAE
- Arum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Giant taro
English name: ape English name: cunjevoi
Spanish name: malanga
French name: alocasie
German name: riesenblättriges Pfeilblatt
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Alocasia alba Schott
= Alocasia crassifolia Engl.
= Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
= Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott, orth. var.
= Arum indicum Lour.
= Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species:
Page counter: 1997 ( AVG: 221.06 / 219.747 )
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Alocasia macrorrhizos
Habit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Leaves at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Habit at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Habit at Keanae Arboretum, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Habit at Keanae Arboretum, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Habit at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Leaf at Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI, TX), USA+ (Puerto Rico)
Map for Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don
(*) 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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More species:
1) Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado [243]
2) Alocasia odora (Lodd.) G. Don [1128]
3) Alocasia plumbea K. Koch ex Van Houtte [469]
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7) Aloina aloides (Koch ex Schultz) Kindb. [252]
8) Aloina rigida (Hedw.) Limpr. [458]
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