Alocasia sanderiana Hort. ex Bull

Sander's alocasia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Alocasia

Characteristics

A taro family plant. It is a herb that keeps growing from year to year. It can be 2 m tall. The leaves have wavy edges. The leaves are upright and deeply lobed. The veins are silvery white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Caution: Plants in this group contain oxalates.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

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Distribution

Alocasia sanderiana world distribution map, present in Cook Islands and Philippines

Conservation status

Alocasia sanderiana threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84242-1
WFO ID wfo-0000950036
COL ID C2YY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629051
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Synonyms

Schizocasia sanderiana Alocasia sanderiana Alocasia urdanetensis