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Alocasia zebrina

Veitch ex J.Dix (1862)

This name is accepted

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

alocasia

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 451 (1862)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alocasia zebrina Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Leaf blade 18 x 8, bright green above, light green below; petiole 19 long, mottled w/dark green like flwr stalk. Some lvs 3 to 4 times as large. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-04-26
2 Alocasia zebrina Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Spathe green; flwrs chalk-white; petiole mottled creamy-green & black, 24 long, channel 8 long; lvs pale green below, darker above w/many dark green tertiary veins; post. lobe 10.5 long. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-08-25
3 Alocasia zebrina Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant stalk said to be ca. 18 x 3-4; petiole 36 long channel 17, streaked green & white, base 4 wide, blade 31 x 18. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-08-27
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