Alocasia wentii | |
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At the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. wentii
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Binomial name | |
Alocasia wentii |
Alocasia wentii, the hardy elephant's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the highlands of New Guinea. [1] [2] Occasionally kept as a houseplant, the unimproved species and some variegated cultivars are commercially available. [3] [4] [5]
... common names, including "Purple giant Umbrella," "New Guinea Shield" and, encouragingly, "Hardy Elephant Ear."
(Mt. Hellwig, Star Mountains)
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Alocasia wentii | |
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At the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. wentii
|
Binomial name | |
Alocasia wentii |
Alocasia wentii, the hardy elephant's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the highlands of New Guinea. [1] [2] Occasionally kept as a houseplant, the unimproved species and some variegated cultivars are commercially available. [3] [4] [5]
... common names, including "Purple giant Umbrella," "New Guinea Shield" and, encouragingly, "Hardy Elephant Ear."
(Mt. Hellwig, Star Mountains)
3 suppliers