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Taxon:
Alocasia odora
(Lodd. et al.) Spach
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Alocasia
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Colocasieae
Nomen number:
2497
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. vég. 12:46. 1846
Comment:
valid publication and authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
09/09/2015
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 odorum
Lodd. et al.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Caladium odorum
(Lodd. et al.) Roxb.
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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.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Note:
lists as
Alocasia odora
(Lindl.) K. Koch
Guangdong Inst. Bot., ed.
1977. Flora Hainanica. 4:.
Note:
lists as
Alocasia odora
(Lindl.) K. Koch
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
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
Note:
lists as
Alocasia odora
(Lindl.) K. Koch
Serviss, B. E. et al.
2000. Occurrence, distribution, and ecology of
Alocasia
,
Caladium
,
Colocasia
, and
Xanthosoma
(Araceae) in the southeastern United States. Sida 19:149-174.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Walker, E.
1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Note:
lists as
Alocasia odora
(Lindl.) K. Koch
Common names
English
elephant-ear –
Reference(s)
taro –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
n.e.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Ryukyu Islands],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(n.e.)
INDO-CHINA:
Vietnam
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Chen. J. et al.
2004. Interspecific relationships of
Alocasia
revealed by AFLP analysis. J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 79:582-586.
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References