| Alocasia cucullata | |
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| Alocasia cucullata in Auckland Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. cucullata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alocasia cucullata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arum cucullatum | |
Alocasia cucullata is a species of flowering plant in the arum family known by the common names Chinese taro, Chinese ape, Buddha's hand, and hooded dwarf elephant ear. It is kept as an ornamental plant.
The native range of the species is unclear, as it is known only from cultivation and from specimens growing around human habitation and in disturbed areas.[1][2][3] It is grown in many parts of Asia, such as China, India, Sri Lanka, and Burma.[1]
- ^ a b Alocasia cucullata. USFS. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ^ Alocasia cucullata. National Tropical Botanical Garden.
- ^ Boyce, P. C. (2008). A review of Alocasia (Araceae: Colocasieae) for Thailand including a novel species and new species records from South-West Thailand. Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Thai Forest Bulletin 36 1-17.