Alocasia hollrungii
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Description
A taro family plant. The stem is thick and short. It often lies over. The leaves are triangular and shaped like an arrow head. The leaf stalks are green or with bronze flecks. The leafy structure around the flower is pink to ivory. It remains after the fruit are produced. The flower stalk is shorter than the leaf stalk. The flower spike is pink or white. The fruit are red berries.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a very minor wild food.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows along creeks in the tropical forest. It grows both in swampy and in better drained sites.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Other Information
A very minor wild edible food in Papua New Guinea.
Notes
There are about 60-70 Alocasia species.
References (3)
- Borrell, O.W., 1989, An Annotated Checklist of the Flora of Kairiru Island, New Guinea. Marcellin College, Victoria Australia. p 15
- Hay, A., 1990, Aroids of Papua New Guinea. CRI publication No. 10. p 28, 33, 99, fig. 11, Pl.Vc,d.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
