Alocasia scalprum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. scalprum
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Binomial name | |
Alocasia scalprum |
Alocasia scalprum, the Samar lance, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Samar island, the Philippines. [1] Well known from cultivation as a houseplant in the Philippines, and introduced to aroid enthusiasts as Alocasia cv. Samar Lance in 1984, it was not formally described as a species until 1999. [2] Its glossy, lance-shaped leaves with embossed veins take on a blue sheen when mature. [2] It is similar in appearance to Alocasia heterophylla. [2]
Alocasia scalprum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. scalprum
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Binomial name | |
Alocasia scalprum |
Alocasia scalprum, the Samar lance, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Samar island, the Philippines. [1] Well known from cultivation as a houseplant in the Philippines, and introduced to aroid enthusiasts as Alocasia cv. Samar Lance in 1984, it was not formally described as a species until 1999. [2] Its glossy, lance-shaped leaves with embossed veins take on a blue sheen when mature. [2] It is similar in appearance to Alocasia heterophylla. [2]