Alocasia macrorrhizos

Alocasia macrorrhizos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Alocasia
Species:	A. macrorrhizos
Binomial name
	Alocasia macrorrhizos; (L.) G.Don (1839)
Synonyms
	List Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem. (1895) ; Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André (1897) ; Alocasia grandis N.E.Br. (1886), nom. illeg. ; Alocasia harrisii-pulchrum Pynaert (1888) ; Alocasia insignis Pynaert (1888) ; Alocasia marginata N.E.Br. (1887) ; Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1855) ; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte (1875) ; Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott (1860) ; Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause (1920) ; Arum cordifolium Bory (1804) ; Arum macrorrhizon L. (1753) (basionym) ; Arum mucronatum Lam. (1789) ; Arum peregrinum L. (1753) ; Arum rapiforme Roxb. (1832) ; Caladium indicum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ. ; Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br. (1810) ; Caladium metallicum Engl. (1879) ; Caladium odoratum Lodd. (1820) ; Caladium plumbeum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ. ; Calla badian Blanco (1837) ; Calla maxima Blanco (1837) ; Colocasia boryi Kunth (1841) ; Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott (1832) ; Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth (1841) ; Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf. (1837) ; Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth (1841) ; Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth (1841) ; Philodendron punctatum Kunth (1841) ;

Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) that it is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland^[1] and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include giant taro,^[3] giant alocasia, ʻape, biga,^[4] and pia.^[5] In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi^[5] (a term which also refers to a marine animal).

^ ^a ^b "Alocasia macrorrhizos". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
^ Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ NRCS. "Alocasia macrorrhizos". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2016-09-30.
^ Sutarno, Hadi. "Alocasia macrorrhizos (PROSEA)". Pl@ntUse. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Alocasia macrorrhizos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-05-23.

[WCSP-1] "Alocasia macrorrhizos". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-09-30.

[powo-2] Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[PLANTS-3] NRCS. "Alocasia macrorrhizos". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2016-09-30.

[4] Sutarno, Hadi. "Alocasia macrorrhizos (PROSEA)". Pl@ntUse. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[GRIN-5] "Alocasia macrorrhizos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-05-23.

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