PLANTS Profile for Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)

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PLANTS Profile

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don
giant taro

Symbol:

ALMA11

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Araceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

More Information:

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Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

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Synonyms:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

	ALAL11	Alocasia alba Schott
	ALCR14	Alocasia crassifolia Engl.
	ALIN10	Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
	ALMA17	Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott, orth. var.
	ARIN21	Arum indicum Lour.
	COIN13	Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth

Distribution:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

View 29 genera in Araceae, 5 species in Alocasia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Araceae – Arum family
Genus	Alocasia (Schott) G. Don – taro
Species	Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don – giant taro

Introduced Information:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

Alocasia macrorrhiza:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-,OBL

OBL

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42557.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 07:01 AM MDT