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Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Alismatales
family
Araceae
genus
Alocasia
species
Alocasia macrorrhizos

Name

Synonyms
Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem.
Alocasia gigas Chantrier
Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André
Alocasia grandis N.E.Br.
Alocasia harrisii-pulchrum Pynaert
Alocasia indica subsp. diversifolia Engl.
Alocasia indica subsp. heterophylla Engl.
Alocasia indica subsp. metallica (Schott) Schott
Alocasia indica subsp. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.
Alocasia indica subsp. typica Engl.
Alocasia indica var. metallica Schott ex Engl., 1879
Alocasia indica var. violacea Engl., 1920
Alocasia insignis Pynaert
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott
Alocasia macrorrhizos subsp. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado
Alocasia marginata N.E.Br.
Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte
Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott
Homonyms
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott
Common names
Alokasie in German
Giant taro in English
alocasie in French
alokasia in Swedish
ape in language.
ape in English
cunjevoi in language.
cunjevoi in English
giant alocasia in English
giant taro in English
giant taro in language.
inhame-açú in language.
malanga in Spanish
malanga in language.
mankachu in language.
orelha-de-elefante-gigante in language.
pai in English
riesenblättriges Pfeilblatt in German
taioba in language.
taiá-Rio-Branco in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Fajardo, F., Montealegre, C., & Pardo P, M. E. (2015). ZOCAMATA. Guía de plantas del cañón del Chicamocha. Fundación Natura
  2. Hay, A. & Wise, R. The genus Alocasia (Araceae) in Australasia. Blumea. 35, (1991). http://araceae.e-monocot.org/node/99
  3. Hay, A. The genus Alocasia (Araceae-Colocasieae) in West Malesia and Sulawesi. Gardens Bull. Singapore. 50, (1998). http://araceae.e-monocot.org/node/222
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