Araceae

Chinese taro

Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) G.Don

Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia

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Common names

By language (5)

Cantonese: 尖尾芋
Chinese: 尖尾姑婆芋, 尖尾海芋, 尖尾芋, 不拱, 假海芋, 化骨丹, 千年健, 卜芥
English: Chinese taro
Russian: Алоказия клобучковая
Thai: ว่านนกคุ่ม

Synonyms

Alocasia rugosa (Desf.) Schott
Arum cucullatum Lour.
Caladium colocasia Schott ex Wight
Caladium cucullatum (Lour.) Pers.
Caladium rugosum Desf.
Colocasia cochleata Miq.
Colocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott
Colocasia rugosa (Desf.) Kunth
Panzhuyuia omeiensis Z.Y.Zhu

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.