Araceae

Alocasia (Schott) G.Don

First published in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 631 (1839), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to E. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Ascension, Brazil Northeast, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Spain, St.Helena, Sudan-South Sudan, Tibet, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boyce, P.C. (2008). A review of Alocasia (Araceae: Colocasieae) for Thailand including a novel species and new species records from south-west Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 1-17.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mansor, M., Boyce, P.C., Othman, A.S. & Sulaiman, B. (2012). The Araceae of peninsular Malaysia: 1-146. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Simaga, J.M.; Johns, R.J. [9299] Papua New Guinea K001235124 Yes
Apr 18, 2007 Edwards, P.J. [2064] Malaysia K:SPC-75520.000 No
Feb 16, 1998 Anonymous [s.n.] K000291561 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1998 Anderson, J.A.R. [8364] Malaysia K000291378 Isotype Yes
Boyce, P.C. [883] Vietnam K002821110 Yes
Bogner [940] Thailand K002821106 Yes
Furuse, M. [3188] Japan K002820890 Yes
{Kessler} [PK1806] Indonesia K002821870 Yes
Morse, H.B. [739] China K002820891 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002822031 Yes
Willis, J.C.; Gardiner, J.S. [22] British Indian Ocean Territory K002822030 Yes
K:SPC-29047.081 No
Morse, H.B. [598] China K002820895 Yes
Bogner [405] Thailand K002821107 Yes
Furuse, M. [3188] Japan K002820889 Yes
Furuse, M. [2335] Japan K002820884 Yes
K:SPC-34265.000 No
Prain, D. [s.n.] Cocos (Keeling) Islands K002821867 Yes
Pius, G.; Dauni, S.; Tawadong, T. [143438] Malaysia K002821874 Yes
Herscovitch, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K002821783 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [891] Thailand K:SPC-60525.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K002821102 Yes
Henry, A. [11847] China K002820897 Yes
K:SPC-59239.000 No
Hicks, D.; Talangamin, F. [226b] Indonesia K002821877 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.P.J.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK2896] Vietnam K002821111 Yes
Argent, G. [C8716] Indonesia K002821879 Yes
Wight [8948] K000675786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Du, N.V.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun. [L-V 314] Laos K001609090 Yes
K:SPC-34789.000 No
Gamble, J.S. [27156] K002820958 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1632] Thailand K002821091 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [889] Thailand K002821103 Yes
Lim, S.P.; Good; Markus, G. [143258] Malaysia K002821871 Yes
Furuse, M. [39062] Japan K002820885 Yes
Yasuda, K. [2825] Japan K002820883 Yes
K:SPC-34604.000 No
Nguyen, V.D.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhan [L-V 275] Laos K001639123 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [889] Thailand K:SPC-60526.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [15795] Thailand K002821081 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14040] Thailand K002821089 Yes
Argent, G. [C8716] Indonesia K002821880 Yes
Herscovitch, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K002821782 Yes
Morse, H.B. [597] China K002820893 Yes
Bogner [376a] Thailand K002821098 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1674] Thailand K002821085 Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Ama, D. [17780] Papua New Guinea K002821972 No
Lorrain, L.M.T. [s.n.] India K002820959 Yes
K:SPC-21969.021 No
Munzinger, J.; Avee Engelmann, F. [292] Laos K002821112 Yes
Wray, L. [2457] Malaysia K000291364 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000675789 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jamree; Enjah, A. [S75813] Malaysia K002821868 Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Ama, D. [17780] Papua New Guinea K002821971 No
Bogner [376] Thailand K002821099 Yes
s.coll. [597] K002820892 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002822032 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15795] Thailand K002821083 Yes
Lim, S.P.; Good; Markus, G. [143258] Malaysia K002821872 Yes
Morse, H.B. [597] China K002820894 Yes
[A. Kerr] [s.n.] Thailand K002821092 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Sleumer, H.O. [1218] Thailand K002821100 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Berhaman, A.; Gambukas, S. [WKM 2506] Malaysia K002821873 Yes
Furuse, M. [39062] Japan K002820887 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000675788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luther, H.E. [s.n.] Philippines K002822185 Yes
Herscovitch, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K002821784 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [744] Malaysia K:SPC-62693.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [502] Indonesia K:SPC-13369.001 No
Herscovitch, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K002821779 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [891] Thailand K002821105 Yes
Hicks, D.; Talangamin, F. [226b] Indonesia K002821878 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14040] Thailand K002821088 Yes
Edwards, R.H. K:SPC-34575.000 No
Bogner, J. [405] Thailand K:SPC-34426.000 No
Mood, J. [955] Malaysia K002821781 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12692] Thailand K002821101 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1643] Thailand K002821086 Yes
Furuse, M. [39062] Japan K002820886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002821087 Yes
Edwards, J.P. [2064] Malaysia K002821875 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [889] Thailand K002821108 Yes
Furuse, M. [39062] Japan K002820888 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1658] Thailand K002821084 Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-18245.000 No
K:SPC-34610.000 No
{M. le Dr Thorel} [s.n.] Thailand K002821090 Yes
Brown, N.E. [[5190]] K002822033 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [889] Thailand K002821109 Yes
Boyce, P. [743] Malaysia K:SPC-59115.000 No
Johns, R.J. [8239] Indonesia K:SPC-59398.000 No
Boyce, P.C. [891] Thailand K002821104 Yes
Luther [s.n.] K002822186 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002821080 Yes
Lee, S.; Kiew, R.; Julia, S.; Rantai, J.; Tinjan, K. [SL18] Malaysia K002821827 Yes
Kiew, R. [RK 4798] Malaysia K002821876 Yes
Yii, P.C.; Rantai [S66022] Malaysia K002821869 No
s.coll. [5190] K002822034 Yes
Mason, L.M. [6988] K002822035 Yes
Morse, H.B. [598] China K002820896 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15795] Thailand K002821082 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Linton, J. [1411] Malaysia K002821780 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000675787 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0