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Malayan sword

Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thwaites

Family
Araceae
Genus
Lagenandra

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Malayan sword: Botanical specimen in the Victoriahuset, Bergianska trädgården - Stockholm, Sweden.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
卵叶芭蕉草
English
Malayan sword

Synonyms

  • Arisarum ovatum (L.) Raf.
  • Arum ovatum L.
  • Caladium ovatum (L.) Vent.
  • Cryptocoryne ovata (L.) Schott
  • Lagenandra insignis Trimen

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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). About our plant data.