ALOCASIA CADIERI

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:

“Imported in 1938 (by Jule Chantrier), from the high plateaus of Annam (Central Vietnam); great vigor, upright and spreading habit, olive green leaf blades, dull yellowish veins”

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SYNONYMS: N/A

DISTRIBUTION: Vietnam

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CLIMATE: Ranging from Tropical (rainforest and savannah) in central Vietnam, to temperate (dry winter, hot summer) in NE Vietnam

Humidity is moderately high throughout the year, ranging from 75% to 85%

Temperature across the northern half of Vietnam can vary, generally staying within the range of 50°F/10°C to 86°F/30°C throughout the year

High rainfall during monsoon months (Jun-Sep: can be as high as 2,400 millimeters) and an average of 30 millimetres monthly in the dry season, depending on locality.

ECOLOGY: N/A


 

SPECIES DESCRIPTION:

INFLORESCENCE: N/A

VARIEGATED FORMS: N/A

ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet cadieri and cadierei refers to the 20th-century botanist R.P. Cadière.

NOTES: N/A

CULTIVARS: N/A

HYBRIDS: N/A


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