098.0000
Family
Araceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 23 (1789), nom. cons.
123 genera, ca. 4100 spp.
Species listed in database: 4612; hybrids: 19
= Arisaraceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Caladiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 5 (1866)
= Callaceae Rchb. ex Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 25, 66 (1830)
= Colocasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 541 (1895)
= Cryptocorynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 32 (1858)
= Dracontiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 7 (1866)
= Lasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Lemnaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729 (1822), nom. cons.
= Monsteraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Orontiaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 24, 68 (1830)
= Pistiaceae Rich. ex C.Agardh; Aphor. Bot. 130 (1822)
= Philodendraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Pothaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Wolffiaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 4: 22 (1902)
098.9355
Genus
Alocasia (Schott) G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3: 631 (1839), nom. cons.
Distribution: India, Indochina, S-China to Japan, Malesia, Australia, Micronesia
Species listed in database: 91
= Ensolenanthe Schott; Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 368 (1861)
= Panzhuyuia Z.Y.Zhu; J. Sichuan Chinese Med. School 4(5): 49 (1985)
= Schizocasia Schott; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 148 (1862), ex Engl. (1880)
= Xenophya Schott; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 124 (1863 publ. 1864)
species :
Alocasia acuminata
Schott; Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 (1859)
Distribution: SW-China; NE-India (Mizoram, Tripura); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
species :
Alocasia aequiloba
N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 119 (1895)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain)
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia angustiloba Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 87 (1916)
= Alocasia dahlii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 24 (1898)
= Alocasia denudatoides Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 88 (1916)
= Alocasia gjellerupii Engl.; Nova Guinea 8: 808 (1912)
= Alocasia magnifica Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 23 (1898)
= Alocasia peekelii Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 88 (1916)
= Alocasia schlechteri Engl.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 62 (1905)
species :
Alocasia alba
Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 2: 59 (1852)
Distribution: SE-Sumatra; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia bantamensis Koord.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 1: 166 (1918)
= Alocasia crassifolia Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 82 (1920)
= Colocasia alba Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 501 (1879)
species :
Alocasia arifolia
Hallier f.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 670 (1901)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Alocasia atropurpurea
Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 132 (1920)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa); Philippines (Luzon)
38 NNS 42 PHI
species :
Alocasia azlanii
K.M.Wong & P.C.Boyce; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 67(3): 185 (2016)
Distribution: Brunei
42 BRN
species :
Alocasia baginda
Kurniawan & P.C.Boyce; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 60(3): 123 (2011)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia balgooyi
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 291 (1998)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Alocasia beccarii
Engl.; Bull. Reale Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 4: 300 (1879)
Distribution: ?peninsular Malaysia; NW-Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia boa
A.Hay; Blumea 35(2): 517 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia boyeeana
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 51(1): 9 (1999)
Distribution: Philippines (Cebu)
42 PHI
Remarks: known only in cultivation
species :
Alocasia brancifolia
(Schott) A.Hay; Aroids Papua New Guinea 31 (1990) et in Blumea 35(2): 513 (1991)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia acuta (Engl.) Hallier f.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 605 (1898)
= Alocasia acuta var. angustipartita (Engl.) Engl.; Nova Guinea 8: 251 (1910)
= Alocasia acuta var. tigrina Hallier f.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 606 (1898)
= Arum fasciculatum Zipp. ex Miq.
= Schizocasia acuta Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 186 (1880)
= Schizocasia acuta var. angustipartita Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 186 (1880)
= Schizocasia acuta var. tigrina (Hallier f.) Krause
= Xenophya brancifolia Schott; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 124 (1863 publ. 1864)
species :
Alocasia brisbanensis
(Bailey) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 504 (1915)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland); New Zealand [I]
50 AUS 51 nzl
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia macrorrhizos var. brisbanensis F.M.Bailey; Queensl. Fl. 5: 1697 (1902)
= Colocasia macrorrhizos var. brisbanica F.M.Bailey; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 5: 176 (1888)
species :
Alocasia cadieri
Chantrier; Rev. Hort. (Paris), n. s., 26: 326 (1939)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia cadieri Chantrier ex Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), Sér. 2, 14: 350 (1942), descr. ampl.
species :
Alocasia celebica
Engl. ex Koord.; Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 299 (1898)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Alocasia chaii
P.C.Boyce; Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 142 (2007)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia clypeolata
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 51(1): 12 (1999)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 LSI PHI
species :
Alocasia cucullata
(Lour.) G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3: 631 (1839)
Name: Buddha´s hand, Chinese taro
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Japan [I]; Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Bonin Isl. [I] (Chichijima [I], Hahajima [I]); Taiwan; NE-India (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos; Philippines [c]; Vanuatu [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Fiji [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Majuro [I]); Hawaii [I] (East Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Honduras [I]; Costa Rica [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Ecuador [I]
29 mau reu 36 CHI 38 jap nns oga TAI 40 BAN IND SRL 41 LAO mya tha 42 phi 60 fij rot van 61 coo 62 mic mrs plu 63 haw 80 cos hon 81 stl 83 ecu
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854)
= Alocasia rugosa (Desf.) Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854)
= Arum cucullatum Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 2: 536 (1790)
= Caladium colocasia Schott ex Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 3: t. 787 (1844)
= Caladium cucullatum (Lour.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 575 (1807)
= Caladium rugosum Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 386 (1829)
= Colocasia cochleata Miq.; Index Sem. (Amsterdam) 1853: 3 (1853)
= Colocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832)
= Colocasia rugosa (Desf.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 41 (1841)
= Panzhuyuia omeiensis Z.Y.Zhu; J. Sichuan Chinese Med. School 4(5): 50 (1985)
species :
Alocasia culionensis
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 135 (1905)
Distribution: Palawan (Culion Isl.)
42 PLW
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Alocasia cuprea
(H.Low ex Sankey) K.Koch; Berliner Klin. Wochenschr. 4: 141 (1861)
Distribution: India [c]; Borneo
40 ind 42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia metallica (K.Koch) Hook.; Bot. Mag. 86: t. 5190 (1860), nom. illeg.
= Caladium cupreum (H.Low ex Sankey) Verschaff.; Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 69: 2 (1861)
= Caladium metallicum K.Koch; Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 135 (1857)
= Caladium veitchii Hend. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5376 (1863), non Lindl. 1859
= Gonatanthus cupreus H.Low ex Sankey; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 78 (1859)
species :
Alocasia decipiens
Schott; Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 (1859)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Bago, Taninthayi)
40 BAN IND 41 AND MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arum fornicatum Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 3: t. 789 (1844)
species :
Alocasia decumbens
Buchet; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), Sér. 2, 11: 417 (1939)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Alocasia devansayana
(L.Linden & Rodigas) Engl.; Nova Guinea 8: 808 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea
42 NWG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Colocasia devansayana L.Linden & Rodigas; Ill. Hort. 34: 97 (1886)
species :
Alocasia epilithica
Serebryanyi, K.Z.Hein & Naive; Nordic J. Bot. 2022(10)-e03731: 2 (2022)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Alocasia evrardii
Gagnep. ex V.D.Nguyen; Willdenowia 43(2): 294 (2013)
Distribution: ?Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia
41 CBD VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia evrardii Gagnep.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 6: 1150 (1942), sine descr. lat.
species :
Alocasia fallax
Schott; Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 (1859)
Distribution: Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh
40 BAN BHU IND
species :
Alocasia farisii
Zulhazman, Norziel. & P.C.Boyce; Nordic J. Bot. 35(3): 302 (2017)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Alocasia flabellifera
A.Hay; Blumea 35(2): 537 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia flemingiana
Yuzammi & A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 292 (1998)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Alocasia fornicata
(Roxb.) Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 410 (1854)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar [I]; SE-Thailand
40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 mya THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Arum fornicatum Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 65, Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 501 (1832)
= Colocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 41 (1841)
species :
Alocasia gageana
Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 80 (1920)
Distribution: N-Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Alocasia grata
Prain ex Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 93 (1920)
Distribution: S-Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Alocasia hainanica
N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36(251): 183-184 (1903)
Distribution: China (Hainan); N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia hainanensis K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 91 (1920)
species :
Alocasia hararganjensis
H.Ara & M.A.Hassan; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 25(2): 228 (2018)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Alocasia heterophylla
(C.Presl) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 220 (1908)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, Alabat, Panay, Negros, Samar, Jolo)
42 PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia manilensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 23 (1898)
= Alocasia warburgii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 25 (1898)
= Caladium heterophyllum C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2: 148 (1831)
= Colocasia heterophylla (C.Presl) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 40 (1841)
species :
Alocasia hollrungii
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 24 (1898)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain)
42 NWG 43 BIS
species :
Alocasia hypoleuca
P.C.Boyce; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 36: 9 (2008)
Distribution: SE-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Alocasia indica
(Lour.) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 12: 47 (1846)
Distribution: India; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Vietnam; Java [I]
40 BAN IND 41 MYA VIE 42 jaw
Remarks: often included in A. macrorrhizos
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 88 (1920)
= Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 502 (1879)
= Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott; Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 145 (1860 publ. 1860)
= Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 88 (1920)
= Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 502 (1879)
= Alocasia macrorrhizos unranked variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Veitch ex J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 689 (1861)
= Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado; Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 254 (1941)
= Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams; Choice Stove Orn.-Leav. Pl. 325 (1870)
= Alocasia metallica Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410 (1854)
= Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin) 1854(App.): 5 (1855)
= Arum indicum Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 536 (1790)
= Colocasia indica (Lour.) Hassk.; Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 9: 160 (1842)
= Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 39 (1841)
= Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 145 (1840)
species :
Alocasia infernalis
P.C.Boyce; Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 145 (2007)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia inornata
Hallier f.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 26: 7 (1915)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra
42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia nobilis Hallier f. [Meded.Rijks-Herb.26: 6 (1915)]
species :
Alocasia jiewhoei
V.D.Nguyen; Gard. Bull. Singapore 62(1): 121 (2010)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Alocasia kerinciensis
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 322 (1998)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Alocasia lancifolia
Engl.; Nova Guinea 8: 807 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia lauterbachiana
(Engl.) A.Hay; Aroids Papua New Guinea 31 (1990), et in Blumea 35(2): 515 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia wavriniana Mast.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1898(I): 241 (1898)
= Schizocasia lauterbachiana Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 26 (1898)
= Xenophya lauterbachiana (Engl.) Nicolson; Blumea 16: 117 (1968)
species :
Alocasia lecomtei
Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 90 (1920)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Alocasia lihengiae
C.L.Long & Q.Fang; Phytotaxa 436(2): 98 (2020)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Alocasia longiloba
Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 207 (1855)
Distribution: La Réunion [I]; China (Guangdong, Hainan, S-Yunnan); India [c]; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Costa Rica [I]
29 reu 36 CHI 40 ind 41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY SNG SUL SUM 80 cos
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia amabilis W.Bull; Cat. New Beautiful Rare Pl. [W.Bull] 143: 9 (1878)
= Alocasia argyrea Mast.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 11: 731 (1892)
= Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 103 (1920)
= Alocasia curtisii N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 347 (1894)
= Alocasia cuspidata Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 25 (1898)
= Alocasia denudata Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 507 (1879)
= Alocasia denudata var. elongata Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 100 (1920)
= Alocasia eminens N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1: 105 (1887)
= Alocasia gibba André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897)
= Alocasia gigantea Jacob-Makoy; Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 43 (1870)
= Alocasia grandis Clemenc.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 40: 380 (1868)
= Alocasia intermedia H.Laurentius; Nursery Cat. (Laurentius´schen Gärtnerei) 40: 1 (1868)
= Alocasia korthalsii Schott; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 124 (1863)
= Alocasia leoniae Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 109 (1920) (in syn.)
= Alocasia longifolia Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 103 (1920) (in syn.)
= Alocasia lowii Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5376 (1863)
= Alocasia lowii var. grandis (Clemenc.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard., Cent. Suppl. 35 (1900)
= Alocasia lowii var. picta Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5497 (1865)
= Alocasia lowii var. reticulata W.Bull; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 9 (1864)
= Alocasia lowii var. veitchii (Lindl.) Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 508 (1879)
= Alocasia lucianii Pucci ex Rodigas; Ill. Hort. 34: 75 (1887)
= Alocasia pucciana André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 58: 466 (1887)
= Alocasia putzeysii N.E.Br.; Ill. Hort. 29: t. 439, & p. 22 (1882)
= Alocasia singaporensis Linden; Gartenflora 14: 252 (1865)
= Alocasia spectabilis Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 109 (1920) (in syn.)
= Alocasia thibautiana Mast.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 527 (1878)
= Alocasia veitchii (Lindl.) Schott; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 125 (1863)
= Alocasia veitchii var. supurba Veitch; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 21 (1864)
= Alocasia watsoniana Sander; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 13: 442 (1893)
= Caladium lowii H.Low ex J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 689 (1862)
= Caladium veitchii Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1859: 740 (1859)
species :
Alocasia macrorrhizos
(L.) Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 18 (1832)
Name: Wild Taro, Western Yam, Giant Alocasia, Malanga morada, Metallic lndo-Malayan Alocasia
Distribution: Guinea [I]; Cameroon [I]; Principe Isl. [I]; São Tomé [I]; D.R.Congo [Zaire] [I]; Chad [I]; South Sudan [I]; Ascension Isl. [I]; St. Helena [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Îles Glorieuses [I]; Chagos Arch. [I] (Diego Garcia [I]); Nepal [I]; Bhutan [I]; India [I] (Arunachal Pradesh [I], Assam [I], Bihar [I], Goa [I], Gujarat [I], Kerala [I], Meghalaya [I], Odisha [I], Sikkim [I], Tamil Nadu [I], Tripura [I], Uttar Pradesh [I], West Bengal [I]); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos [I]; Cambodia [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I]; Singapore [I]; Sumatra [I]; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I]; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland, New South Wales [I]); New Zealand [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Tonga [I] (Late Isl. [I], Tongatapu [I], Tofua [I]); Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I], Savai´i [I]); American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I], Ta´u [I]); Tuvalu [I]; Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Gilbert Isl. [I]; Banaba [Ocean] Isl. [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Aitutaki [I], Ngaputoru Group [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Hiva Oa [I], Tahuata [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Rurutu [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I], Ngeanges [I], Peleliu [I], Sonsorol [I]); Northern Marianas [I]; Northern Marianas [I] (Agrihan [I], Pagan [I], Alamagan [I], Sarigan [I], Anatahan [I], Saipan [I], Tinian [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Ulithi [I], Fais [I], Sorol [I], Eauripik [I], Faraulep [I], Ifalik [I], Woleai [I], Lamotrek [I], Satawal [I], Pulap? [I], Puluwat [I], Pulusuk [I], East Fayu [I], Murilo [I], Nomwin [I], Truk [I], Moen [I], Dublon [I], Etal [I], Lukunor [I], Satawan [I], Nukuoro [I], Kapingamarangi [I], Ant [I], Pohnpei [I], Mokil [I], Pingelap [I], Kosrae [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Ujelang [I], Kwajalein [I], Ailuk [I], Majuro [I], Arno [I], Kili [I], Jaluit [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Hawaii [I] (Midway Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I], Texas [I]); Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Antigua [I]; Barbuda [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Trinidad [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela [I]; Surinam [I]; Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]
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Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 136 (1895)
= Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897)
= Alocasia grandis N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 26: 890 (1886), nom. illeg.
= 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 macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 3: 631 (1839), isonym
= Alocasia marginata N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 2: 712 (1887)
= Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin) 1854(App.): 5 (1854)
= Alocasia plumbea (K.Koch) Van Houtte; Fl. Serres Jard. Paris, Sér. 2, 11: 93, t. 2206 (1875)
= Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott; Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 157 (1860)
= Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 110 (1920)
= Arum cordifolium Bory; Voy. Îles Afrique 1: 376 2: 67 (1804)
= Arum macrorrhizon L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 965 (1753)
= Arum mucronatum Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 12 (1789)
= Arum peregrinum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 966 (1753)
= Arum rapiforme Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 497 (1832)
= Caladium indicum K.Koch; Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 136 (1857), not validly publ.
= Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 336 (1810)
= Caladium metallicum Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 502 (1879)
= Caladium odoratum G.Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 5: t. 416 (1820)
= Caladium plumbeum K.Koch; Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 136 (1857)
= Calla badian Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 658 (1837)
= Calla maxima Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 658 (1837)
= Colocasia boryi Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 41 (1841)
= Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 1: 18 (1832)
= Colocasia mucronata Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 40 (1841)
= Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 65 (1837)
= Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 40 (1841)
= Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 51 (1841)
= Philodendron punctatum Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 48 (1841)
species :
Alocasia maquilingensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 3 (1918)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia vulcanica Elmer ex Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 185 (1922) (in obs., pro syn.)
species :
Alocasia megawatiae
Yuzammi & A.Hay; Aroideana 25: 70 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Alocasia melo
A.Hay, P.C.Boyce & K.M.Wong; Bot. Mag., n. s. 14(2): 84 (1997)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia micholitziana
Sander; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 51: Exhib. Suppl. p. xv, N. E. Br. in Bot. Mag. t. 8522 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Alocasia minuscula
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 320 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia monticola
A.Hay; Blumea 35(2): 527 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia navicularis
(Koch & C.D.Bouché) Koch & C.D.Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin), App. 2 (1855)
Distribution: Nepal; NE-India (Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal); N-Bangladesh; N-Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; N-Vietnam
40 BAN IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Colocasia navicularis Koch & C.D.Bouché; Index Sem. (Berlin) 1853: 13 (1853),
species :
Alocasia nebula
A.Hay; Bot. Mag., n. s. 17(1): 16 (2000)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia nicolsonii
A.Hay; Blumea 35(2): 505 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia nycteris
Medecilo, G.C.Yao & Madulid; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1(2): 817 (2007)
Distribution: Philippines (Panay)
42 PHI
species :
Alocasia odora
(G.Lodd.) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 12: 46 (1846)
Name: Asian taro
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura); Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Borneo; USA [I] (Florida [I])
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN IND srl 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia commutata Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 409 (1854)
= Alocasia subodorata Engl. & K.Krause; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 113 (1920)
= Alocasia tonkinensis Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 91 (1920)
= Arum odoratum Heynh.; Alph. Aufz. Gew. 46 (1846), orth. var.
= Arum odorum G.Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 5: t. 416 (1820)
= Caladium odoratissimum K.Koch; Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 20 (1857)
= Caladium odorum (G.Lodd.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. 8: t. 641 (1822)
= Colocasia odora (G.Lodd.) Brongn.; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 145 (1834)
= Colocasia odora var. rubra Hassk.; Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 9 (1842)
= Colocasia odora var. viridis Hassk.; Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 9 (1842)
species :
Alocasia pangeran
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 273 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia peltata
M.Hotta; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22: 156 (1967)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia peltata var. muluensis M.Hotta; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22: 158 (1967)
species :
Alocasia perakensis
Hemsl.; J. Bot. 25: 205 (1887)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Alocasia portei
(Schott) Becc. & Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 645 (1879)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire] [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Philippines (Luzon)
23 zai 40 ban 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizocasia portei (Schott) Engl.; Malesia 1: 295 (1883)
= Schizocasia regnieri L.Linden & Rodigas; Ill. Hort. 34: 17 (1887)
species :
Alocasia princeps
W.Bull; Cat. New Beautiful Rare Pl. [W.Bull] 7 (1888)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia porphyroneura Hallier f. [Bull.Herb.Boissier, Sér.2, 1: 671 (1901)]
species :
Alocasia principiculus
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 277 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia pubera
(Hassk.) Schott; Syn. Aroid. 47 (1856)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; ?Sumatra; Java
42 JAW MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia crassinervia Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 82 (1920)
= Alocasia margaritae L.Linden & Rodigas; Ill. Hort. 33: 155 (1886)
= Alocasia ovalifolia Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 41: 47 (1904)
= Colocasia pubera Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 302 (1844)
species :
Alocasia puncakborneensis
S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce; Webbia 75(1): 112 (2020)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia puteri
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 275 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia pyrospatha
A.Hay; Blumea 35(2): 519 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia ramosii
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 51(1): 27 (1999)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Alocasia reginae
N.E.Br.; Ill. Hort. 32: 11 (1885)
Distribution: ?Borneo (cult. at Bogor)
Error
species :
Alocasia reginula
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 258 (1998)
Distribution: ?Borneo (cult. at Bogor)
Error
species :
Alocasia reversa
N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 8: 38 (1890)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); ?Philippines
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia ridleyi
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 263 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia robusta
M.Hotta; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22: 159 (1967)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia sakonakhonensis
Chatan & Promprom; Ecol. Evol. 14(5)-e11462: 2 (2024)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Alocasia salarkhanii
H.Ara & M.A.Hassan; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 25(2): 231 (2018)
Distribution: Bangladesh
40 BAN
species :
Alocasia sanderiana
W.Bull; Cat. New Beautiful Rare Pl. [W.Bull] 8 (1894)
Distribution: Myanmar [I]; Philippines (Mindanao); Rotuma Isl. [I]; Tuvalu [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (widespread); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Majuro [I])
41 mya 42 PHI 60 rot tuv 61 coo 62 gum mic mrs
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia sanderi Pynaert; Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1886: 1 (1886)
= Alocasia sanderiana var. nobilis André; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 249 (1895)
= Alocasia urdanetensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3699 (1939)
= Schizocasia sanderiana (W.Bull) Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 26 (1898)
species :
Alocasia sarawakensis
M.Hotta; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22: 159 (1967)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia scabriuscula
N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 12: 296 (1879)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Alocasia guttata N.E.Br.; Ill. Hort. 31: 185 (1884)
= Alocasia guttata var. imperialis (L.Linden ex N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.; Ill. Hort. 31: 185 (1884)
= Alocasia imperialis L.Linden ex N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 21: 711 (1884)
= Alocasia villeneuvei L.Linden & Rodigas; Ill. Hort. 34: 59 (1887)
species :
Alocasia scalprum
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 51(1): 30 (1999)
Distribution: Philippines (Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Alocasia simonsiana
A.Hay; Blumea 38(2): 332 (1994)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia sinuata
N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 678 (1885)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Alocasia suhirmaniana
Yuzammi & A.Hay; Telopea 7(4): 303 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Alocasia tandurusa
Pram. & A.Hay; Aroideana 46(2): 388 (2023)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Alocasia venusta
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 281 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia vietnamensis
V.D.Nguyen & de Kok; Willdenowia 43(2): 298 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Alocasia wentii
Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 90 (1916)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Alocasia wongii
A.Hay; Gard. Bull. Singapore 50(2): 270 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Alocasia yunqiana
Z.X.Ma, Yifan Li & J.T.Yin; Phytotaxa 460(4): 278 (2020)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Alocasia zebrina
K.Koch & Veitch; Berliner Klin. Wochenschr. 6: 331 (1863)
Distribution: Myanmar [I]; Philippines (Luzon)
41 mya 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Colocasia zebrina Hort.; Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3 [Siebert & Voss], 1: 1168 (1895) (in syn.)
= Colocasia zebrina Engl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.23E, Heft 71 (Arac.-Colocasioideae): 105 (1920) (in syn.)
= Alocasia liervalii Hérincq; Hort. Franç. 243 (1869)
= Alocasia wenzelii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 2 (1918)
