Taking Care for Alocasia Plants

Taking Care for Alocasia Plants

The Complete Guide to Caring for Alocasia Plants: Tips for Thriving Tropical Beauties Taking care of an Alocasia plant requires attention to its specific needs, as they can be a bit demanding compared to some other houseplants. Here are some general guidelines to help you care for your Alocasia: Green Thumb Secrets: Unveiling the Best …

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Amorphophallus angulatus Hett. & A. Vogel 

Amorphophallus angulatus Hett. & A. Vogel 

Protologue:  Blumea 39 (1994): 241  Synonym: –  Description:  Tuber globose, dark brown, c. 3 cm in diam. Leaf solitary. Petiole 24-40 cm long, 0.5-1.2 cm in diam., subterete in cross-section, angulate in seedling and juvenile leaves, less strongly so in mature leaves, dirty greenish or with a reddish purple flush. Lamina pseudo-radiate, 32-40 cm in …

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Amorphophallus manta Hett. & Ittenbach 

Amorphophallus manta Hett. & Ittenbach 

Protologue: Blumea 39 (1/2) (1994): 263  Synonym: –  Description:  Tuber subglobose, to c. 8 cm in diam., c. 7 cm high, no offset development. Leaf solitary. Lamina to c. 70 cm in diam., subpedate, the anterior main segment undivided, posterior segments with leaflets mainly on the acroscopic side of the rachises, rachises winged throughout, short. …

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Amorphophallus asper (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. 

Amorphophallus asper (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. 

  Protologue: Pflanzenr. 48 (IV.23C) (1911): 84  Synonym: Hydrosme aspera Engl.  Description:  Leaf solitary. Petiole c. 180 cm long, c. 4 cm in diam. background marbling shades of deep dark green and mid green, topped with white spots, scattered, oval to elongate-elliptec with tiny dots in the centre, with basal part somewhat sand-like. Lamina up to 100 …

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THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE ARACEAE AND THEIR ROLE IN ECOSYSTEMS 

THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE ARACEAE AND THEIR ROLE IN ECOSYSTEMS 

Members of the Araceae are of major economic importance, mostly in tropical countries. They are used as food crops, ornamental plants and medicinal plants and may even be used in mystic or ritual ceremonies.  The family is also important in ecological terms, occupying a wide range of niches in rainforest and other vegetation types. Because …

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