Alocasia sinuata | |
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Cultivated Alocasia sinuata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: |
A. sinuata
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Binomial name | |
Alocasia sinuata |
Alocasia sinuata, commonly known as Alocasia quilted dreamsorAlocasia 'Bullata', is a flowering plant in the family Araceae.[1] It is endemic to the limestone forests of Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2] Despite its critically endangered status, it is grown commonly as a houseplant.
It is endemic to the Philippines.[3]
It was described by Nicholas Edward BrowninThe Gardeners' Chronicle in 1885.[2]
Alocasia bullata Hort. nom. inval.
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