Common name: Rugose Jewel Alocasia
Family: Araceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: Borneo
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 9-11?
Source: Black Jungle
Provenance:
received from Black Jungle as "A. rugosa"
Restrictions:
Culture:
Will not survive being waterlogged, needs quickly draining media and to dry in between watering. Prefers low light levels.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Araceae
- SubFamily: Aroideae
- Tribe: Colocasieae
- SubTribe:
References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 06, 2018.
- WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 06, 2018.
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