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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 zebrina, commonly known as the zebra plant or zebrina alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, and Alabat in the Philippines. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant worldwide. [1] [2] It is also locally known as gabing tigre ("tiger taro") in Tagalog. [3]
Alocasia sinuata, commonly known as Alocasia quilted dreams or Alocasia 'Bullata', is a flowering plant in the family Araceae. [1] It is endemic to the limestone forests of Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [2]
Alocasia × mortfontanensis (syn. Alocasia × amazonica), the African mask plant or Amazonian elephant ear, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. [2] Its parents are Alocasia longiloba (from Southeast Asia) and Alocasia sanderiana , the kris plant (from the Philippines). [ 1 ]
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.
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 longiloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. [1] It is the namesake of a species complex . [ 2 ] The complex has a widespread distribution; Guangdong , Hainan , and southern Yunnan in China, mainland Southeast Asia , and western and central Malesia .
This species of Alocasia grows to about 0.5–1.6 m high, or just over 5 feet, with corms measuring 4 cm to around 10 cm in diameter and 3–5 cm wide. The leaves are big, diamond-blade-shaped, slightly “teardrop” in form, but ovate, with a light green hue and a cordate base.