Alocasia macrorrhizos

Alocasia macrorrhizos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species:
A. macrorrhizos
Binomial name
Alocasia macrorrhizos
(L.) G.Don (1839)[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem. (1895)
  • Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André (1897)
  • Alocasia grandis N.E.Br. (1886), nom. illeg.
  • Alocasia harrisii-pulchrum Pynaert (1888)
  • Alocasia insignis Pynaert (1888)
  • Alocasia marginata N.E.Br. (1887)
  • Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1855)
  • Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte (1875)
  • Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott (1860)
  • Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause (1920)
  • Arum cordifolium Bory (1804)
  • Arum macrorrhizon L. (1753) (basionym)
  • Arum mucronatum Lam. (1789)
  • Arum peregrinum L. (1753)
  • Arum rapiforme Roxb. (1832)
  • Caladium indicum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ.
  • Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br. (1810)
  • Caladium metallicum Engl. (1879)
  • Caladium odoratum Lodd. (1820)
  • Caladium plumbeum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ.
  • Calla badian Blanco (1837)
  • Calla maxima Blanco (1837)
  • Colocasia boryi Kunth (1841)
  • Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott (1832)
  • Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth (1841)
  • Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf. (1837)
  • Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth (1841)
  • Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth (1841)
  • Philodendron punctatum Kunth (1841)

Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) that it is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland[1] and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include giant taro,[3] giant alocasia, ʻape, biga,[4] and pia.[5] In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi[5] (a term which also refers to a marine animal).

  1. ^ a b "Alocasia macrorrhizos". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  2. ^ Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Alocasia macrorrhizos​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  4. ^ Sutarno, Hadi. "Alocasia macrorrhizos (PROSEA)". Pl@ntUse. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Alocasia macrorrhizos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-05-23.