Steudnera colocasiifolia K.Koch

Species

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Characteristics

Stem short, creeping and ascending; persistent cataphylls brown, not netted. Petiole green, cylindric, 30-50 cm, slender, base sheathing; leaf blade paler but not glaucous abaxially, green adaxially, ovate or obovate, 20-30 × 12-17 cm, subleathery, base obtuse, apex acuminate or acute. Peduncle green or violet, much shorter than petioles, 8-15 cm. Spathe reflexed, concolorous yellow, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 10-15 × 5-7 cm, apex long acuminate. Spadix 3-4 cm; female zone cylindric, 2-2.5 cm, 2-3 mm in diam., ca. 3/4 of length adnate to spathe; ovary subglobose, stigma 4-or 5-lobed, mixed with clavate staminodes; male zone ellipsoid, 1-1.5 cm × 5-6 mm, obtuse. Fl. Mar-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Steudnera colocasiifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89076-1
WFO ID wfo-0000316759
COL ID 52GMW
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Synonyms

Gonatanthus peltatus Steudnera colocasiifolia