ALOCASIA GRATA
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
Caudex abbreviatus, teres, validus, 2-3 cm crassus. Foliorum petiolus 6-8 dm longus ima basi vagina 6 cm tantum longa praeditus; lamina tenuiter coriacea sagittata, 3,2-3,6 dm longa, lobus anticus ovato-triangularis apice acuminato-cuspidatus, latitudine sua vix dimidio longior, basin versus paullum contractus, 2-2,6 dm longus, basi usque ad 2 dm latus, nervis lateralibus primariis utrinque 5-6 a costa abeuntibus leviter arcuatis; lobi postici triangulares subacuti, 1.5-2 dm longi, basi breviter (ad circ. 3 cm) connati, reliqua parte sinu profundo triangulari sejuncti, costis posticis angulo acuto divergentibus. Spathae tubus oblongo-ovoideus, 3 cm longus, lamina cymbiformis concava apice. acuminata, 1 dm longa, 3 cm lata. Inflorescentia feminea cylindrica 1.5 cm long, inflorescentia mascula sterilis inferior 1.5 cm longa, fertilis 2 cm longa, appendix anguste conoidea subacuta, 6 cm longa. Baccae rubrae, late ovoideae vel sphaericae, 5-8 mm longae, plerumque dispermae, seminibus ovoideis.
H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 23E: 93 (1920)
SYNONYMS: N/A
DISTRIBUTION: Myanmar | Tenasserim
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
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