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Alocasia portei

Schott (1862)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Alocasia

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 148 (1862)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alocasia portei Koloa Dist.; NTBG, Lawai Valley, Bamboo Bridge section, along west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Erect herb 3 m tall, sparsely clumping, stem 0.5 m x 10-15 cm; petiole green, 1.5-1.7 m long, green w/brown mottling, blade 1-1.2 x 0.4-0.5 m, pinnatifid, uniformly medium green; spathe dull purple tinged, spadix cream. Lorence, D.H. 7641 Kauai BISH 1995-03-14
2 Alocasia portei Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 2436 Burbank St.; garden of Mrs J. L. Robertson Preserved_Specimen Spathe wine colored, mottled w/white; spadix: bottom female part 1 long; middle male part 2 long; staminodes: tip 8 long. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-02
3 Alocasia portei Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Social Science Hall court Preserved_Specimen Leaves only, blade ca. 5' long, petiole 6-7'. Except for lobed leaves, similar to `ape. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-01-06
4 Alocasia portei Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Social Science Hall court Preserved_Specimen Leaves only, blade ca. 5' long, petiole 6-7'. Except for lobed leaves, similar to `ape. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-01-06
5 Alocasia portei Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 2436 Burbank St.; garden of Mrs J. L. Robertson Preserved_Specimen Spathe wine colored, mottled w/white; spadix: bottom female part 1 long; middle male part 2 long; staminodes: tip 8 long. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-02
6 Alocasia portei Waimea Arboretum In deep shade. Preserved_Specimen Single-stemmed herbs w/stems erect, up to 1 m long; spadix whitish; spathe proximally medium green, distally a comb of lime green & reddish purple. Lau, J. 2480 Oahu BISH 1986-06-02
7 Alocasia portei Koloa Dist.; NTBG, Lawai Valley, Bamboo Bridge section, along west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Erect herb 3 m tall, sparsely clumping, stem 0.5 m x 10-15 cm; petiole green, 1.5-1.7 m long, green w/brown mottling, blade 1-1.2 x 0.4-0.5 m, pinnatifid, uniformly medium green; spathe dull purple tinged, spadix cream. Lorence, D.H. 7641 Kauai BISH 1995-03-14
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