Elephant Ear
Alocasia sp.
14.15, 121.23
Field Notes
Description:
Alocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the family Araceae, native to tropical and subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia, and widely cultivated elsewhere. (Wikipedia). It has shield-shaped deep, dark green leaves.
Alocasia plants are toxic to dogs, cats, horses.
Habitat:
Makiling Botanic Gardens, a 300-hectare protected forest park, situated at the lower elevations of the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve's Molawin-Dampalit watershed in Los Baños, Laguna.
Notes:
Could be introduced species, since the features of this spotting did not match any in the list of Philippine-native and endemic Alocasia: http://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/Special%20Issue%20Nov2013/pdfs/Medeci…
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
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