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Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach

Family
Araceae
Genus
Alocasia

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Alocasia indica: Araceae-rhizome,leaves metalic green,reverse coppery green.
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl.
  • Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl.
  • Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott
  • Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.
  • Alocasia indica var. typica Engl.
  • Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl.
  • Alocasia macrorrhizos unranked variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Veitch ex J.Dix
  • Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado
  • Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams
  • Alocasia metallica Schott
  • Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
  • Arum indicum Lour.
  • Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth
  • Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk.

Flowers

In flower
February to April, June to August, October (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.