Alocasia macrorrhiza

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Alocasia macrorrhiza - large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental

giant taro

alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear - any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries

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Tres especies vegetales promisorias: Nacedero Trichanteragigantea, Boton de Oro Tithonia diversifolia y Bore Alocasia macrorrhiza.

Aspectos del ciclo de vida de metamorpha Elissa Elissa (Hubner, 1819) en Colombia (Lepidoptera: nymphalidae: kallimini)

Interactions between acclimation and photoinhibition of photosynthesis of a tropical forest understorey herb, Alocasia macrorrhiza, during simulated canopy gap formation.

Functional leaf traits of understory species: strategies to different disturbance severities/Tracos funcionais foliares de especies de sub-bosque: estrategias as diferentes intensidades de perturbacao

Guia para el cultivo y el aprovechamiento del Bore Alocasia macrorrhiza.

Especies promisorias para el ecoturismo en "Campo Aventura Roca Madre", Toluviejo-Sucre, Colombia

En: Seminario taller Tres Especies Vegetales Promisorias para Sistemas Sostenibles de Produccion Agropecuaria: Nacedero Trichanthera gigantea, Boton de oro Tithonia diversifolia y Bore Alocasia macrorrhiza.

Evaluacion de la produccion y la calidad nutricional de cinco especies forrajeras (arbustivas y arboreas) para corte en condiciones de bosque seco tropical

Gas exchange analysis of the relative importance of stomatal and biochemical factors in photosynthetic induction in Alocasia macrorrhiza.

Physiological limitations to photosynthetic carbon assimilation in cotton under water stress

For instance, a recent study found that during experimental processing of Alocasia macrorrhiza (elephant-ear taro), large numbers of raphides were transferred to the sediment surrounding the procedure (Lamb 2003).