Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach

 
  • Family : ARACEAE
    (Arum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alocasia indica var. typica Engl.; Arum indicum Lour.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth; Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl.; Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl.; Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott; Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.; Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl.; Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado; Alocasia macrorrhizos variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Veitch ex J.Dix; Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams; Alocasia metallica Schott; Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Robust, rhizomatous perennial herbs; Leaves ovate, deeply sagittate-cordate; Spathes yellow to golden-yellow; tube ovoid; limb oblong; Spadix yellow; Berries red.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Erode district, Kanyakumari district, The Nilgiri district, Theni district, Tirunelveli district, Virudhunagar district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Chithra & Balakrishnan (1989). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 3
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 228
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alocasia indica. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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