Colocasia fallax

Colocasia fallax, the silver leaf dwarf elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet and Yunnan in China, and mainland Southeast Asia.[1] A spreading perennial with attractive foliage reaching at most 1.5 ft (0.5 m), it has found use as a houseplant, and as garden plant in USDA zones 8 through 10.[2][3] Preferring wet conditions and high humidity, it is best suited for pond edges, water gardens and similar applications.[2] Its native habitats include dense forests, valley scrub, and moist stream banks.[4]

Colocasia fallax
At the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Colocasia
Species:
C. fallax
Binomial name
Colocasia fallax
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Colocasia fallax var. purpurea H.Ara & M.A.Hassan
    • Colocasia heterochroma H.Li & Z.X.Wei
    • Colocasia kerrii Gagnep.
    • Colocasia tibetensis J.T.Yin
    • Colocasia yunnanensis C.L.Long & X.Z.Cai

References
  1. "Colocasia fallax Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "Colocasia fallax ". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. Baggett, Pam (January 2008). Tropicalismo!: Spice up Your Garden with Cannas, Bananas, and 93 Other Eye-Catching Tropical Plants. ISBN 9780881929478.
  4. "Colocasia fallax in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.


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