Alocasia macrorrhizos
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Alismatales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Colocasieae
Genus: Alocasia
Species: Alocasia macrorrhizos
Name
[edit]Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don, Hort., Brit. ed. 3, (Sweet) 631. 1839, as "macrorhizon".
Synonyms
[edit]- Basionym
- Arum macrorhizum L., Sp. Pl. 965. 1753.
- Homotypic
- Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R. Br., Prodr., 336. 1810.
- Colocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ex Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 18. 1832.
- Heterotypic
- Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Veget. 12: 47. 1846.
- Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. ser. 3, 11:254. 1941.
- Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K. Koch & C. D. Bouché) Furtado, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. ser. 3, 11:253. 1941.
- Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte, Ann. Gén. Hort. 21:93, t. 2206. 1875.
- Arum indicum Lour., Fl. Cochin. 536. 1790.
- Arum mucronatum Lam., Encycl. vol. 3, 12. 1789.
- Arum peregrinum L., Sp. Pl., 966. 1753.
- Caladium glycirrhizum Fraser, Bot. Misc. (Hooker) vol. 1, 259. 1830.
- Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3:39. 1841.
- Colocasia peregrina (L.) Schott, Syn. Aroid., 2. 1856.
- Alocasia variegata K. Koch & C. D. Bouché, App. Gen. Sp. Nov. (A. C. H. Braun et al.) 5. 1854.
- Arum cordifolium Bory, Voy. îles Afrique 1: 376 (1804).
- Caladium odoratum G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 5: t. 416 (1820).
- Arum montanum Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 497 (1832).
- Arum rapiforme Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 497 (1832).
- Calla badian Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 658 (1837).
- Calla maxima Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 658 (1837).
- Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 145 (1840).
- Colocasia boryi Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 41 (1841).
- Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 39 (1841).
- Colocasia montana (Roxb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841).
- Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841).
- Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 40 (1841).
- Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 51 (1841).
- Philodendron punctatum Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 48 (1841).
- Alocasia metallica Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854).
- Alocasia montana (Roxb.) Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854).
- Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1854(App.): 5 (1855).
- Caladium indicum K.Koch, Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 136 (1857), not validly publ.
- Caladium plumbeum K.Koch, Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 136 (1857), not validly publ.
- Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 145 (1860).
- Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 157 (1860).
- Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams, Choice Stove Orn.-Leav. Pl.: 325 (1870).
- Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 502 (1879).
- Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 502 (1879).
- Caladium metallicum Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 502 (1879).
- Alocasia grandis N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., n.s., 26: 890 (1886), nom. illeg.
- Alocasia marginata N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 712 (1887).
- Alocasia harrisii-pulchrum Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1888(Suppl.): 3 (1888).
- Alocasia insignis Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1888(Suppl.): 3 (1888).
- Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 136 (1895).
- Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897).
- Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 88 (1920).
- Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 88 (1920).
- Alocasia indica var. typica Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 87 (1920).
- Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 110 (1920).
Note:
[edit]Furtado misapplied the name A. macrorrhizos var variegata to the Australian A. brisbanensis.
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]- Don, G., 1839. Hort. Brit. ed. 3, (Sweet) 631. 1839, as "macrorhizon".
- Flora of Pakistan (2008). 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2009 Nov 06 [1].
- Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops (1998-). IPK Gatersleben. 2009 Nov 16 [2].
- USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Alocasia macrorrhizos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alocasia macrorrhizos. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 02 2018.
- The Plant List 2013. Alocasia macrorrhizos in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02.
- Tropicos.org 2018. Alocasia macrorrhizos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Nov. 2018.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Giant Taro
español: Manto de Eva
español: Manto de Eva