Category: Alocasia

Alocasia zebrina Schott ex Van Houtte, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 451 (1862) (syn: Alocasia liervalii Hérincq; Alocasia wenzelii Merr.); . Philippines as per POWO; . Alocasia zebrina Veitch ex J.Dix: 2 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled     . References: POWO  Catalogue of Life

Alocasia cuprea K.Koch, Berliner Klin. Wochenschr. 4: 141 1861. (syn: Alocasia metallica (K.Koch) Hook. [Illegitimate]; Caladium cupreum K.Koch & C.D.Bouché [Invalid]; Caladium metallicum K.Koch; Caladium veitchii Hend. ex Hook.f.; Gonatanthus cupreus K.Koch [Invalid]); Borneo (Sabah) as per WCSP;   Araceae for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 29NOV18 : AK-40 […]

Alocasia portei Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 148 1862. (syn: Schizocasia portei (Schott) Engl.; Schizocasia regnieri L.Linden & Rodigas) ?; . Bangladesh; Philippines; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; . Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 28NOV18 : AK-31 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Plant seen […]

Alocasia decipiens Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 1859. (syn: Arum fornicatum Wight [Illegitimate]); Images by Prashant Awale – identified by Sivanthi Murugan & validated by E S Santhosh Kumar (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)     Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Araceae-:: Schismatoglottis moodii ?? from Andaman :: PKA9: 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). […]

Alocasia sanderiana W.Bull, Cat. 1894: 8 1894. (syn: Alocasia urdanetensis Elmer [Invalid]; Schizocasia sanderiana (W.Bull) Engl.);   Alocasia sanderiana, commonly known as the Kris plant, is a plant in the Araceae family. It is endemic to Misamis Occidental and Bukidnon, in the Philippines. It is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation […]

Alocasia fornicata ?; . Araceae for ID : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Location : Mizoram Date : 12-10-2012 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild May be young leaf of Alocasia fornicata Schott. Attached here a few photographs, for comparison. Attachments(3) Before I reply your other thread I would like to explain it first, one […]

Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G.Don, Brit. ed. 3: 631 1839. (Syn: Alocasia rugosa (Desf.) Schott; Arum cucullatum Lour.; Caladium colocasia Schott ex Wight; Caladium cucullatum (Lour.) Pers.; Caladium rugosum Desf.; Colocasia cochleata Miq.; Colocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott; Colocasia rugosa (Desf.) Kunth; Panzhuyuia omeiensis Z.Y.Zhu);   Alocasia cucullata is a species of flowering plant in the arum […]

Alocasia odora (Lindl.) K.Koch,  Index Seminum (B) 1854(App.): 2 1855. (syn: Alocasia commutata Schott; Alocasia tonkinensis Engl.; Arum odoratum Heynh. [Spelling variant]; Arum odorum (Lindl.) Roxb.; Caladium odoratissimum K.Koch; Caladium odoratum Ker Gawl.; Caladium odorum Lindl.; Colocasia odora (Lindl.) Brongn.;                                (≡) Arum odorum (Roxb.) Roxb.; (≡) Caladium odorum Roxb. (basionym)); Images by Karuna Kanta Das – […]

Alocasia longiloba Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 207 1856. (Syn: Alocasia amabilis W.Bull; Alocasia argyrea Sander; Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia curtisii N.E.Br.; Alocasia cuspidata Engl.; Alocasia denudata Engl. .; Alocasia eminens N.E.Br.; Alocasia korthalsii Schott; Alocasia leoniae Engl. & K.Krause [Invalid]; Alocasia longifolia Engl. & K.Krause [Invalid]; Alocasia lowii Hook.f. ..; Alocasia lucianii […]

Alocasia micholitziana Sander, Gard. Chron. III, 51(Suppl.): 1912. ;  Images by (Bhagyashri Ranade – validation by Ajinkya Gadve ) efloraofindia:”For Id 11102011MR4’’ Resurfacing for Id ? Alocasia micholitziana “Frydek” Pune: Can this be Alocasia micholitziana “Frydek” I found similar looking leaves at the following link on Alocasia http://www.kallus.com/aroids/alocasia/alocasia.htm Also here http://my.mail.ru/community/botanichka.ru/2FFFD8340C77303F.html Previous identification Colocasia antiquorum  […]

Alocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 1854. (Syn: Arum fornicatum Roxb.; Colocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Kunth); . Alocasia or Colocasia? Hooghly 17-01-13 sk2: This is a common wild herb around our school, a bit bigger than wild Colocasia antiquorum Schott, but with glossy leaves. Species : UNKNOWN H & H : about 3 […]

Alocasia acuminata Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 1859.; . . Wild Alocasia sp. – 2 (?) from Kamrup district, Assam: Attached images are Wild Alocasia sp. growing on hilly area under the Bambusa Sp. Date :21.12.2012 Location: Kamrup district, Assam Family : Araceae Genus & Species : Alocasia sp. Habitat: Grows wild on hilly area […]

Alocasia × mortfontanensis André (Unresolved), Rev. Hort. 63: 174 1891. (Syn: Alocasia × amazonica Reark [Invalid]); . Request for ID: 170310-AK-3 – efloraofindia | Google Groups Date/Time : 10th of April, 2008/ 9.27 am. Location Place : Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai … Altitude : at sea level … GPS : Habitat : Garden … Type : cultivated Plant Habit : Herb … Height : small plant … Length : Leaves Type : … Shape : as seen … Size : large Inflorescence Type :  […]

Wild plant ID request – RK33 – 26-Oct-2012: Request id of this interesting plant growing en masse in a marsh / wetland in Vasai region. The leaves are huge, may be well over 2 feet long. I could not go near to the plant and could only take some pictures from a distance. This seems […]

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don, Hort. Brit. ed. 3: 631 1839. (Syn: Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem.; Alocasia grandis N.E.Br. [Illegitimate];  Alocasia marginata N.E.Br.; Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott;  Arum cordifolium Bory; Arum macrorrhizon L.;  Arum mucronatum Lam.; Arum peregrinum L.; Arum rapiforme Roxb.; Caladium indicum K.Koch [Invalid]; Caladium […]