ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZA
Author:
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, 1832
Family:
ARACEAE
Origin:
Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Indonesia, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi
Elevation:
Publisher:
R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 631 (1839)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
2 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Offsets/Rhizomes/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Arum macrorrhizum Linnaeus, 1753.
Alocasia macrorrhizos Schott, 1832 / G. Don, 1839.
Alocasia macrorrhizos, L. A. S. Johnson and Dan H. Nicolson, 1986.
Alocasia cordifolia, Cordem.
Alocasia grandis N.E.Br.
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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. 1753
Arum mucronatum Lam.
Arum peregrinum L.
Arum rapiforme Roxb.
Caladium indicum K.Koch
Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br.
Caladium metallicum Engl.
Caladium plumbeum K.Koch
Calla badian Blanco
Calla maxima Blanco
Colocasia boryi Kunth
Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott
Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth
Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf.
Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth
Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth
Philodendron punctatum Kunth.
By mistake?: A. macrorrhiza and A. macrorrhizo.
The genera name is an anagram of Colocasia, which it resembles. The species name means 'big-rooted'.
Flower
White - Crème
Soil
Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium