Alocasia hollrungii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Alocasia

Characteristics

A taro family plant. The stem is thick and short. It often lies over. The leaves are triangular and shaped like an arrow head. The leaf stalks are green or with bronze flecks. The leafy structure around the flower is pink to ivory. It remains after the fruit are produced. The flower stalk is shorter than the leaf stalk. The flower spike is pink or white. The fruit are red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows along creeks in the tropical forest. It grows both in swampy and in better drained sites.
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Uses animal food food material social use
Edible leaves
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84180-1
WFO ID wfo-0000949121
COL ID C2WC
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Synonyms

Alocasia hollrungii