CHR 499168 A – Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 499168 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
27 January 1995
Database record updated:
02 October 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) G.Don
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1993-08-08 (Verbatim: 8 Aug 1993)
Preferred name:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Arales
Family:
Araceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Anchorage Motu
Verbatim locality:
Anchorage Motu
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4476/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
8 Aug 1993
Start date:
1993-08-08
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Suwarrow
Habitat:
Modified, partly open area in middle of motu. Cultivation relic.
Notes:
Large tuberous-rooted herb with short erect stem stock. Leaves ± erect, at least until full maturity, to c. 2 m high, rather chlorotic in nearly all plants seen on Suwarrow. 2 or 3 plants flowering. Stalk of inflorescence c. 20 cm high. Spathe c. 2.8 x 6.5 cm, opening out and bending backwards eventually, pale green, flushed purple inside; apex acuminate and c. 7.5 cm long. Spadix c. 26 cm long white or pale brownish (sterile part); sterile part 4-15 cm long (irregular at base); apex subacute, the rest somewhat laterally compressed and c. 1.7 cm across maximum width. Male part 8-9 cm long, (including basal constriction). Female part 2-3 cm long, whitish.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
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