Group: Monocot Rank: genus Kind: Name with Basionym (New Rank) Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, B, 23

Authors:

Don, George

In Authors:

Sweet, Robert

Published In: Hortus Britannicus, ed. 3 631. 1839. (Hort. Brit. (ed. 3))
Annotation: nom. cons.
Type Specimens

• T: Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G. Don.

Basionym:

Colocasia sect. Alocasia Schott 

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Lilianae Takht.
• order:  Alismatales R. Br. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Araceae Juss.

Projects: Bolivia , China , Costa Rica , Ecuador , IPCN , Madidi , Madidi Checklist , Mesoamericana , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Panama , Peru , VPA

Common Names:

• elephant-ear-plant (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• hai yu shu (pinyin, China)
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Acoraceae through Cyperaceae). 23: 1–515. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.

Keywords: BOL, FCC, VPA, CEC