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Genus: Alocasia
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Monocotyledons > Order: Alismatales
> Family: Araceae
About 70 species, found in tropical forests and damp, shady
places in S and SE Asia. Five species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Alocasia devansayana |
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Alocasia longiloba
Native to Malaysia. |
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Alocasia macrorrhiza
(Giant taro)
Native to Sri Lanka. |
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Alocasia navicularis
Native to India and Burma. |
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Alocasia odora
Native to tropical Asia. |
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