CHR 649381 A – Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 649381 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
07 May 2018
Database record updated:
21 September 2018
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don 'Plumbea'
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2005-06-17 (Verbatim: 17 Jun 2005)
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:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Ara Metua, Tupapa
Verbatim locality:
Ara Metua, Tupapa, (Avarua end).
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 5336/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2 Mar 2002
Start date:
2002-03-02
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Habitat:
Old section, near boundary hedge.
Notes:
Clump-forming, stemless herb. Leaves ± erect, to c. 1 m high with lamina 40-50 x 30-35 cm, tending bullate, dark glossy green above, glossy purple-green beneath, with rounded basal lobes; petiole shining purple-brown with deep channel and prominent wing. peduncle much < petiole (to c. 30 cm), purplish-pink. Basal sheath pinkish-white. Inflorescence musty smelling but not unpleasant. Spathe c. 19 x 6 cm, whitish inside, very pale grey and pink outside, apparently remaining convex except for basal 3-4 cm. Spadix c. 17 cm long; female part c. 2 cm long; sterile neck above c. 1 cm long; male part c. 2.5 cm long; appendage 10.5-11.5 cm long, cream. tapering distally. Relic of cultivation.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown - New Zealand
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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