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Taxon:
Alocasia cucullata
(Lour.) G. Don
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Alocasia
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Colocasieae
Nomen number:
2486
Place of publication:
R. Sweet, Hort. brit. ed. 3:631. 1839 "
cucullatum
"
Comment:
published as "
A. cucullatum
Persoon, syn. pl.," an indirect reference to the basionym
Arum cucullatum
Lour. via
Caladium cucullatum
(Lour.) Pers. (
Shenzhen ICN
41.3)
Verified:
11/06/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Arum cucullatum
Lour.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Caladium cucullatum
(Lour.) Pers.
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Reference(s)
Chen. J. et al.
2004. Interspecific relationships of
Alocasia
revealed by AFLP analysis. J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 79:582-586.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Guangdong Inst. Bot., ed.
1964-1977. Flora Hainanica.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hay, A. et al.
1995. Checklist of the Araceae of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical Western Pacific region. Blumea Suppl. 8:13.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Hay, A.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Li, H. L. et al., eds.
1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
Nauheimer, L. et al.
2012. Giant taro and its relatives: a phylogeny of the large genus
Alocasia
(Araceae) sheds light on Miocene floristic exchange in the Malesian region. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 63:43-51.
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10557903
Parham, J. W.
1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Walker, E.
1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Chinese ape –
Reference(s)
Chinese taro –
Reference(s)
German
Kupfer-Pfeilblatt –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
inhame-chinês –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
n.e.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
n.e.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
Malaya
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
(n.e.),
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Vietnam
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(n.e.),
Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
,
Thailand
MALESIA:
Malaysia
(Malaya)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Honduras
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Hay, A.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Human food
starch
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Human food
vegetable
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Medicines
folklore
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Name
References