Alocasia sanderiana

Alocasia sanderiana
A cultivated A. sanderiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species:
A. sanderiana
Binomial name
Alocasia sanderiana

Alocasia sanderiana, commonly known as the kris plant or Sander's alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Northern Mindanao in the Philippines, but is commonly grown as an ornamental plant worldwide. It is classified as critically endangered in the wild by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

  1. ^ Medecilo, M.P.; Ong, R.G. & Amoroso, V.B. (2008). "Alocasia sanderiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T133707A98840843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133707A3873252.en.