Homalomena pendula Bakh.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Homalomena

Characteristics

A herb with large simple leaves and a sweet smell. It grows 1 m tall. The stem is short and stout. It is fleshy. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and dull green. They are 6-20 cm long. The leaf stalk is 25-30 cm long. The flower spathe is 6-8 cm long. The fruit are small and green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. These mostly occur in the lowland. It grows in secondary forests and along rivers up to 1,100 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are stems are roasted in bamboo or cooked
Uses animal food material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves stems
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds and division of the rhizome.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Homalomena pendula unspecified picture

Distribution

Homalomena pendula world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87267-1
WFO ID wfo-0000214874
COL ID 3MDG4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Homalomena pendula Homalomena rubra Arum purpureum Zantedeschia alba Homalomena purpurea Caladium pendulum Homalomena alba Homalomena bancana Homalomena coerulescens Homalomena cordata Homalomena discolor Homalomena gigantea Homalomena rosea