Alocasia sinuata
| Alocasia sinuata | |
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| Cultivated Alocasia sinuata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. sinuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br.
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Alocasia sinuata, commonly known as the alocasia quilted dreams, 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.[1]
Distribution[]
It is native to the Philippines.[2]
Taxonomy[]
It was described by Nicholas Edward Brown in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1885.[1]
See also[]
- Alocasia micholitziana
- Alocasia nycteris
- Alocasia sanderiana
- Alocasia zebrina
- Alocasia heterophylla
- List of threatened species of the Philippines
References[]
- ^ a b "Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Alocasia sinuata N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Alocasia
- Endemic flora of the Philippines
- Flora of the Visayas
- Critically endangered flora of Asia
- Garden plants of Asia
- House plants
- Flora of Mindanao
- Araceae stubs