Biology:Alocasia longiloba
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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. longiloba
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| Alocasia longiloba Miq.
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Alocasia longiloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.[1] It is the namesake of a species complex.[2] The complex has a widespread distribution; Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Yunnan in China, mainland Southeast Asia, and western and central Malesia.[1]
In the houseplant trade, many of the former species that were subsumed into Alocasia longiloba are now considered types or varieties, these include 'argyrea', 'korthalsii', 'lowii', and 'watsoniana'.[3] The placement and validity of such varieties, and of any potential hybrids and cultivars within the complex is unclear, including 'Jackrabbit' and 'Thibautians'.[3][4] Similarly, a cross of Alocasia lowii with the kris plant Alocasia sanderiana produced Alocasia × mortfontanensis, which may or may not be the same as the well-known hybrid Alocasia × amazonica, the African mask, formed by crossing A. sanderiana and Alocasia watsoniana, with the only certain parent in either cross being A. sanderiana.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alocasia longiloba Miq." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/84195-1.
- ↑ Nauheimer, Lars; Boyce, Peter C.; Renner, Susanne S. (2012). "Giant taro and its relatives: A phylogeny of the large genus Alocasia (Araceae) sheds light on Miocene floristic exchange in the Malesian region". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63 (1): 43–51. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.011. PMID 22209857. https://zenodo.org/record/895590.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alocasia longiloba Miq.". International Aroid Society. 24 February 2021. http://www.aroid.org/genera/speciespage.php?genus=alocasia&species=longiloba.
- ↑ "Alocasia longiloba 'Thibautians' elephant's ear plant 'Thibautians'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/233662/i-alocasia-longiloba-i-thibautians/details. "Name status; Unresolved"
- ↑ "Alocasia × mortfontanensis André". Flora Fauna Web. 23 February 2022. https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/6/1642.
Wikidata ☰ Q4062813 entry
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