Biology:Alocasia brancifolia
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Araceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. brancifolia
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| Alocasia brancifolia (Schott) A.Hay
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Alocasia brancifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Moluccas and New Guinea.[1] With its heavily dissected leaves it is sometimes kept as a houseplant.[2] There appears to be a cultivar, 'Pink Passion', in which the markings on the petioles are pink instead of the usual brown.[3]
Similar to the Alocasia zebrina, the leaf stalks of the Alocasia brancifolia are striped.
Taxonomy and etymology
Alocasia brancifolia is named after the branching structure of its dissected leaves which is unique when compared to the leaves of the other species within the Alocasia genus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alocasia brancifolia (Schott) A.Hay" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/962406-1.
- ↑ "Alocasia Species, Elephant Ear Alocasia brancifolia". MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2022. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/138605.
- ↑ White, Jason (25 May 2022). "Types of Alocasia: 25 Different Alocasia Varieties". All About Gardening. https://www.allaboutgardening.com/alocasia-varieties.
Wikidata ☰ Q15314531 entry
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