Alocasia cuprea

Alocasia cuprea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Colocasieae
Genus: Alocasia
Species: Alocasia cuprea

Name

Alocasia cuprea K.Koch, Berliner Klin. Wochenschr. 4: 141. 1861.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Caladium metallicum K.Koch, Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 135. 1857.
    • Alocasia metallica (K.Koch) Hook., Bot. Mag. 86: t. 5190. 1860, nom. illeg.
  • Caladium cupreum Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 69: 2. 1861.
  • Gonatanthus cupreus K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 4: 141. 1861, nom. inval.
  • Caladium veitchii Hend. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5376. 1863.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Borneo References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Koch, K.H.E. 1861. Wochenschrift des Vereines zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königl. Preussischen Staaten für Gärtnerei und Pflanzenkunde 4: 141.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Alocasia cuprea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alocasia cuprea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 02 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Alocasia cuprea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Alocasia cuprea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alocasia cuprea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 11 Jun 2006.

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