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Alocasia is a genus of rhizomatous or tuberous, broad-leaved, perennial, flowering plants from the family Araceae. There are about 90 accepted species native to tropical and subtropical Asia and eastern Australia. [ 2 ]
Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family that it is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland [1] and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics.
Alocasia zebrina grows to around 1.8 m (6 ft) tall, but can reach 2.9 m (10 ft). [8] It usually has several leaves with cataphylls.The petiole is around 1.1 m (3.6 ft) long and is pale green in color characteristically streaked with darker green to brown stripes, hence its common name.
Alocasia nycteris grows to around 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall. It has 2 to 4 leaves with papery cataphylls at the base. The stems, which are erect or horizontal on the ground, are around 12 cm (4.7 in) long and 2 cm (0.79 in) in width. [1] The leaf petioles are green with black-green stripes. They are around 45 to 100 cm (1.48 to 3.28 ft) long and 1.5 ...
The leaves range in size from 20 to 27 centimetres (7.9 to 10.6 in) long. The leaf margins are entire or shallowly sinuate (wavy). [2] [3] A. heterophylla is very similar to Alocasia ramosii and Alocasia boyceana, which are also endemic to the Philippines and are all grouped with A. heterophylla under the "Heterophylla Group" of the genus Alocasia.
The leaf margins are strongly to mildly undulate. It is shallowly peltate. [2] [3] Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' They can bear up to 4 flowers together, each around 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The spathe is around 14 cm (5.5 in) and greenish in color. The spadix is shorter than the spathe and cream-colored. [2] [3] Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' flower
Alocasia sanderiana is also known as the kris plant because of the resemblance of its leaf edges to the wavy blade of the kalis sword (also known as kris or keris). It is a tropical perennial, with upright leaves, usually growing to a height of 2 ft (60 cm) long. [2] It usually has a single to a few leaves, interspersed with papery cataphylls ...
Alocasia fornicata is a plant species of many-nerved, broad-leaved, rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae, native to Indochina and to the Indian Subcontinent. [1] It characteristically grows 2' - 3 ' in height with slightly pink petiole, triangular wide shaped leaves and a horizontally growing stolon.