Alocasia longiloba
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. longiloba
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Alocasia longiloba | |
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Alocasia longiloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.[1] It is the namesake of a species complex.[2] The complex has a widespread distribution; Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Yunnan in China, mainland Southeast Asia, and western and central Malesia.[1]
In the houseplant trade, many of the former species that were subsumed into Alocasia longiloba are now considered types or varieties, these include 'argyrea', 'korthalsii', 'lowii', and 'watsoniana'.[3] The placement and validity of such varieties, and of any potential hybrids and cultivars within the complex is unclear, including 'Jackrabbit' and 'Thibautians'.[3][4] Similarly, a cross of Alocasia lowii with the kris plant Alocasia sanderiana produced Alocasia × mortfontanensis, which may or may not be the same as the well-known hybrid Alocasia × amazonica, the African mask, formed by crossing A. sanderiana and Alocasia watsoniana, with the only certain parent in either cross being A. sanderiana.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alocasia longiloba Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Nauheimer, Lars; Boyce, Peter C.; Renner, Susanne S. (2012). "Giant taro and its relatives: A phylogeny of the large genus Alocasia (Araceae) sheds light on Miocene floristic exchange in the Malesian region". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63 (1): 43–51. Bibcode:2012MolPE..63...43N. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.011. PMID 22209857.
- ^ a b "Alocasia longiloba Miq". aroid.org. International Aroid Society. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Alocasia longiloba 'Thibautians' elephant's ear plant 'Thibautians'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
Name status; Unresolved
- ^ "Alocasia × mortfontanensis André". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.