EPPO Global Database

Alocasia cucullata(ALDES)

Overview
Code created in: 2017-01-30

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ALDES
  • Preferred name: Alocasia cucullata
  • Authority: (Loureiro) Don

Notes

Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Indochina (except Cambodia), China (including Taiwan). Introduced in Japan, Central America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Alocasia rugosa (Desfontaines) Schott
Arum cucullatum Loureiro
Caladium cucullatum (Loureiro) Persoon
Caladium rugosum Desfontaines
Colocasia cochleata Miquel
Colocasia cucullata (Loureiro) Schott
Colocasia rugosa (Desfontaines) Kunth
Panzhuyuia omeiensis Z.Y. Zhu

Common names
Name Language
Buddha's hand English
Chinese taro English
hooded dwarf elephant ear English
taro Portuguese
taro-da-China Portuguese
jiān wěi yù Chinese
尖尾芋 Chinese