Alocasia longiloba

Alocasia longiloba
	Foliage
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Alocasia
Species:	A. longiloba
Binomial name
	Alocasia longiloba; Miq.
Synonyms
	List Alocasia amabilis W.Bull; Alocasia argyrea Mast.; Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia curtisii N.E.Br.; Alocasia cuspidata Engl.; Alocasia denudata Engl.; Alocasia eminens N.E.Br.; Alocasia gibba André; Alocasia gigantea Jacob-Makoy; Alocasia grandis Clemenc.; Alocasia intermedia H.Laurentius; Alocasia korthalsii Schott; Alocasia leoniae Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia longifolia Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia lowii Hook.f.; Alocasia lucianii Pucci ex Rodigas; Alocasia pucciana André; Alocasia putzeysii N.E.Br.; Alocasia singaporensis Linden; Alocasia spectabilis Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia thibantiana Mast.; Alocasia veitchii (Lindl.) Schott; Alocasia watsoniana Sander; Caladium lowii H.Low ex J.Dix; Caladium veitchii Lindl.; ;

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Alocasia longiloba Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Alocasia longiloba Miq". aroid.org. International Aroid Society. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Alocasia longiloba 'Thibautians' elephant's ear plant 'Thibautians'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022. Name status; Unresolved
^ "Alocasia × mortfontanensis André". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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[84195-1-1] "Alocasia longiloba Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[2] 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.

[IAS_longiloba-3] "Alocasia longiloba Miq". aroid.org. International Aroid Society. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[RHS_233662-4] "Alocasia longiloba 'Thibautians' elephant's ear plant 'Thibautians'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022. Name status; Unresolved

[5] "Alocasia × mortfontanensis André". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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