- Source: Alocasia sinuata
Alocasia sinuata, commonly known as Alocasia quilted dreams or Alocasia 'Bullata', is a flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the limestone forests of Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Despite its critically endangered status, it is grown commonly as a houseplant.
Distribution
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
It was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1885.
See also
Alocasia micholitziana
Alocasia nycteris
Alocasia sanderiana
Alocasia zebrina
Alocasia heterophylla
List of threatened species of the Philippines
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Birah
- Jelatang gajah
- Alocasia sinuata
- Alocasia
- Alocasia sanderiana
- Alocasia micholitziana
- Alocasia zebrina
- Alocasia atropurpurea
- Alocasia heterophylla
- Alocasia nycteris
- List of threatened species of the Philippines
- List of critically endangered plants
