Alocasia rugosa
Buddha's hand, Chinese taro, Hooded Dwarf Elephant Ear, Chinese ape, Buddha's Hand Taro
Description
A cultivarof medium vigour, with wrinkled-textured foliage in contrast to others of the botanical genus Alocasia.
A slow-growing plant, it prefers a warm humid climate and does not tolerate direct sunlight.
It acquires a primary role in indoor ornamentals due to its dark green, almost brownish veined leaves with silvery highlights.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Alocasia
- Species
- Alocasia rugosa
Accepted name: Alocasia cucullata
Synonyms of Alocasia cucullata (8)
- Arum cucullatum
- Caladium colocasia
- Caladium cucullatum
- Caladium rugosum
- Colocasia cochleata
- Colocasia cucullata
- Colocasia rugosa
- Panzhuyuia omeiensis
