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Wild, Wonderful Aroids Part Two - Elephant Ears, Alocasia, Colocasia and Xanthosoma - Page 9

© Marge Talt

There are simply too many of these three genera that I crave.

More wild and wonderful Aroids next time. See ya' later!

More Information

• If you find yourself becoming smitten with Aroids, join International Aroid Society. You'll find information about Aroids and links to many images on the IAS web site.
• Lester Kallus' Aroid collection - marvelous photos of several species plus a page of edible aroids sorting out the various common and botanical names for those generally available in supermarkets and ethnic grocery stores. He also has a link to the IAS Aroid Identification page where photos of unknown plants are posted to be identified.

  Photos of more Wild and Wonderful Aroids:

• Alocasia macrorrhiza variegata 'Mickey Mouse'
• Alocasia guttata 'Imperialis'
• Alocasia indica 'Metallica'
• Alocasia lowii
• Alocasia sanderiana 'Nobilis'
• Alocasia x 'White Knight'
• Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'
• Allan Galloway has a fabulous garden in Raleigh, NC, where he grows many aroids. He has put up galleries of photos for:
  Alocasia by species:
  • Alocasia acuminata
  • Alocasia californicum
  • Alocasia 'Hilo Beauty'
  • Alocasia macrorrhiza
  • Alocasia navicularis
  • Alocasia odora
  • Alocasia stoloniferous
  • Colocasia
  • Xanthosoma
• Krzysztof Kozminski also has a page of Alocasia images, including some group photos showing the immense variation in leaf shape and size. one with two Colocasia species and one of Xanthosoma.
• Alocasia brisbanensis, endemic to Australia.

Image Credits

All images are by Marge. Do not use these images without written permission!

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