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Alocasia
Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae. There are 79 species native to tropical and subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia, and widely cultivated elsewhere.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Asian Taro
speciesAlocasia odora
giant taro
speciesAlocasia macrorrhizos
Cunjevoi
speciesAlocasia brisbanensis
Buddha's Hand Taro
speciesAlocasia cucullata
Alocasia longiloba
speciesAlocasia longiloba
Green Velvet Alocasia
speciesAlocasia micholitziana
Black Velvet Alocasia
speciesAlocasia reginula
Alocasia zebrina
speciesAlocasia zebrina
Green Shield Alocasia
speciesAlocasia clypeolata
Kris-plant
speciesAlocasia sanderiana
Alocasia × mortfontanensis
hybridAlocasia × mortfontanensis
Alocasia cuprea
speciesAlocasia cuprea
Alocasia scabriuscula
speciesAlocasia scabriuscula
Alocasia robusta
speciesAlocasia robusta
Alocasia sarawakensis
speciesAlocasia sarawakensis
Alocasia hypoleuca
speciesAlocasia hypoleuca
Alocasia baginda
speciesAlocasia baginda
Alocasia wentii
speciesAlocasia wentii
Alocasia princeps
speciesAlocasia princeps
Alocasia heterophylla
speciesAlocasia heterophylla
Alocasia boyceana
speciesAlocasia boyceana
Alocasia brancifolia
speciesAlocasia brancifolia
Alocasia lauterbachiana
speciesAlocasia lauterbachiana
Alocasia fornicata
speciesAlocasia fornicata
Alocasia scalprum
speciesAlocasia scalprum
Alocasia portei
speciesAlocasia portei
Alocasia alba
speciesAlocasia alba
Alocasia melo
speciesAlocasia melo
Alocasia wongii
speciesAlocasia wongii
Alocasia reginae
speciesAlocasia reginae
Alocasia balgooyi
speciesAlocasia balgooyi
Alocasia sinuata
speciesAlocasia sinuata
Alocasia peltata
speciesAlocasia peltata
Alocasia perakensis
speciesAlocasia perakensis
Alocasia culionensis
speciesAlocasia culionensis
Alocasia maquilingensis
speciesAlocasia maquilingensis
Alocasia aequiloba
speciesAlocasia aequiloba
Alocasia nicolsonii
speciesAlocasia nicolsonii
Alocasia ramosii
speciesAlocasia ramosii
Alocasia epilithica
speciesAlocasia epilithica
Batwing Alocasia
speciesAlocasia nycteris
Alocasia reversa
speciesAlocasia reversa
Alocasia azlanii
speciesAlocasia azlanii
Alocasia jiewhoei
speciesAlocasia jiewhoei
Alocasia venusta
speciesAlocasia venusta
Alocasia decumbens
speciesAlocasia decumbens
Alocasia ridleyi
speciesAlocasia ridleyi
Alocasia inornata
speciesAlocasia inornata
Alocasia acuminata
speciesAlocasia acuminata
Alocasia hollrungii
speciesAlocasia hollrungii
Alocasia puncakborneensis
speciesAlocasia puncakborneensis
Alocasia boa
speciesAlocasia boa
Alocasia chaii
speciesAlocasia chaii
Alocasia infernalis
speciesAlocasia infernalis
Alocasia minuscula
speciesAlocasia minuscula
Alocasia yunqiana
speciesAlocasia yunqiana
Alocasia navicularis
speciesAlocasia navicularis
Alocasia beccarii
speciesAlocasia beccarii
Alocasia suhirmaniana
speciesAlocasia suhirmaniana
Alocasia flabellifera
speciesAlocasia flabellifera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69234.