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ALOCASIA SANDERANA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Tuberous plant with graceful, sagittate leaf shining metallic, silver-green with grayish-white ribs; margins deeply lobed and white; reverse purple.

OBS

Araceae family (Philippines).

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)

Spanish

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