Alocasia chaii

Alocasia chaii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Sarawak state, Malaysia.[1] Occasionally cultivated for its coriaceous leaves that remain peltate even when mature, it is considered obscure even by Alocasia enthusiasts and is very rarely found in commerce.[2]

Alocasia chaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species:
A. chaii
Binomial name
Alocasia chaii
P.C.Boyce

References

  1. "Alocasia chaii P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. Garner, LariAnn (2 June 2008). "The Jewel Alocasias - Spotlight on two little-known Jewels". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Retrieved 23 June 2022.


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