vine / epiphyte climbing in fallen tree, petiole cylindrical, adaxially flattened; inflorescence pale green to white, spathe bulb dark green, outer surface yellow-green, inner surface pale cream with a deep purple throat, spadix cream to white; in fruit b Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
A 2-parted spadix, with female flowers at the bottom and male flowers at the top, exuding a pretty strong and intoxicating scent, exquisite in small doses and reminiscent of a fine French perfume but intolerable if the spadix is left indoors for any length of time. Here the male-flowered upper part of the spadix is visible.
on trunk at 1.5 m, petiole sulcate; peduncle sulacte, flowering spathe green, spadix yellow-green, in fruit peduncle dark green, sulcate, spathe dark green, fruit bright purple-lilacProject web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
scandent, at 2m, stem dull dark green, petiole angulate in TS; peduncle angulate in TS, brown-pink, spathe green flushed brown, spadix orange-brown, ovaries green; fruiting peduncle dark green-brown, spathe green, infructescence orange-brown, fruit greenProject web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
Asun, Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia.Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Keladi gajah, Keladi sebaring, Keladi seberang, Keladi hitam, Senteh, Sente, Birah, Birah negeri], Giant taro, Elephant ear taro. Native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland and has long been cultivated for its edible stem on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics both for food and ornamental. The stem contains throat irritant calcium oxalate crystals or raphides that has to be removed by thorough cooking.Synonyms:Alocasia indica (Lour.) SpachAlocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) FurtadoAlocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouch) FurtadoAlocasia plumbea Van HoutteAlocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.BouchArum indicum Lour.Arum macrorrhizon L.Colocasia indica (Lour.) KunthRef and suggested reading:Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alocasia_macrorrhizos
2008.08.01: Austria, Vienna XIX. district, 430 m AMSL, broadleaf forest (Acer, Fagus, Robinia and others): fruit.Flowering in april/may; fruits ripe in late july/august.Not uncommon.German names: Sdost-Aronstab, Sdstlicher A., Dnischer A.ID: Fischer, Exkursionsflora 3rd
Philodendron uliginosum MayoARACEAELocal: SMPW, APA Gama Cabea de VeadoRef.: Gonalves, E.G. Araceae. In. Cavalcanti, T.B. e Batista, M.F. Flora do Distrito Federal, Vol. 8. Embrapa, 2010.
herb terrestrial, stem to 20 cm, catophylls brown, petiole cylindrical in TS becoming weakly triangular; peduncle as petiole, maroon, spathe green heavily flushed maroon, shiny, spadix red-maroon; in fruit spadix yellow-green becoming yellow, spathe brigh Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/