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Elephant Ears

Alocasia sp.

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

gigantic leaves

Habitat:

monsoon forest, limestone

Notes:

Spotted these elephant ears deep in Phu Hin Bun National Protected area in Central Laos, near Tha Khaek.

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Comments (4)
SusanEllison
amazing...good idea to show the size related to man
Dan Doucette
Yeah, these are really something extraordinary! I had to put myself in the photo so the size can really be appreciated.
LauraMaria
Gotta love that name! Man that is one giant plant... I love the colour of leaves when sunlight streams through them!

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PublishedMay 17, 2011

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