ALOCASIA FALLAX
SYNONYMS: N/A
DISTRIBUTION: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Sikkim Himalaya and Khasia Hills)
CLIMATE: Subtropical humid climate
Humidity is moderate throughout the year, ranging from 60% to 70%
Temperature is varies between the seasons - within the range of 48°F/9°C to 88°F/31°C during the day. Minimum temperatures never dip below 45°F/7°C
Rainy and humid season (October to May) and a dry season between June and October. The average annual rainfall is 1,200 mm
ECOLOGY: Found at alt. 2-4000 ft
SPECIES DESCRIPTION:
Leaves broadly ovate or orbicular-ovate sagittate (12-20 in by 9-12 in)m basal lobes (4-8 in), one-third as long as the anticous connate from 1/8-1/2 their length converging sinus narrow. Nerves numerous, 7-9 pairs; petiole 1-2 ft.
INFLORESCENCE:
Peduncle 18 in. Spathe 5-6 in., membranous, yellow; fruiting tube 2-2.5, ellipsoid or pyriform. Seeds 1/4 in. diam., globose. tube of spathe oblong lanceolate cuspidate limb, ovaries narrowed into a rather long style, stigma 3-cleft. Near A. decipiens, but seeds larger, and stigma very different, basal lobes of many-nerved leaves approximate. It is probably nearer A. fornicata.
VARIEGATED FORMS: N/A
ETYMOLOGY: The name comes from the latin word fallax, which means deceptive
NOTES: N/A
CULTIVARS: N/A
HYBRIDS: N/A
