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Alocasia (Schott) G.Don

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Alocasia (Schott) G.Don, Hort. Brit. 631 (1839)
Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Names_Fungi record source Alocasia

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New Zealand
Political Region
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

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G.Don
Schott
(Schott) G.Don
Sweet, R. 1839: Sweet's Hortus Britannicus. Edition 3.
1839
631
ICN
genus
Alocasia

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Alocasia

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Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Alocasia (Schott) G.Don

Robust, monoecious, rhizomatous, perennial herbs. Stem short, thick, with leaf-scars. Leaves usually sagittate-cordate, net-veined, long-petioled. Inflorescence solitary or several together at or near apex of plant, pedunculate. Spathe tubular below, expanded and usually boat-shaped above. Spadix usually < spathe; female flowers at base separated from male flowers by a short zone of sterile flowers; terminal sterile appendage conical. Spp. c. 70 of tropical Asia to Polynesia. Adventive sp. 1.

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Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Alocasia
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Araceae Juss.

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Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
Political Region
Steele, R.; Lowe, M. (2002–2006)
Alocasia cucullata recorded

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Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
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Alocasia (Schott) G.Don
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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4aed7042-169f-4f39-a727-9b1efcc5c44a
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
26 August 2008
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