Biology:Alocasia sinuata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Alocasia sinuata | |
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| Cultivated Alocasia sinuata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. sinuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br.
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Alocasia sinuata, commonly known as Alocasia quilted dreams or Alocasia 'Bullata', is a flowering plant in the family Araceae.[1] It is endemic to the limestone forests of Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines . It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2] Despite its critically endangered status, it is grown commonly as a houseplant.
Distribution
It is endemic to the Philippines.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1885.[2]
See also
- Alocasia micholitziana
- Alocasia nycteris
- Alocasia sanderiana
- Alocasia zebrina
- Alocasia heterophylla
- List of threatened species of the Philippines
References
- ↑ Hay, Alistair (January 1999). "The genus Alocasia (Araceae—Colocasieae) in the Philippines.". Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 51 (1): 1–41. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344180175. Retrieved 25 June 2022. "Alocasia bullata Hort. nom. inval.".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br.". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/5329859.
- ↑ "Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84248-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q15314720 entry
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