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ALOCASIA CUPREA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Alocasia cuprea
Latin
DEF

Asian herb with large, peltate-cordate leaves with deeply depressed veins; dark, metallic, shining green; purple beneath.

OBS

Araceae family (Borneo).

OBS

Alocasia: 70 species native of tropical Asia.... erect in habit ... herbaceous ... thick stem ... shield-or arrow shaped leaves on long leaf stalks ... foliage often variegated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Alocasia cuprea
Latin

Spanish

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