| Alocasia venusta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Alocasia venusta | |
Alocasia venusta is in the Arcea family and the large tropical genus Alocasia, they are native to Southeast Asia, Borneo, and surrounding tropical forests. venusta is a rare, shade-loving forest plant, typically growing as undergrowth on moist, shaded slopes. It thrives in humid, darker parts of rainforest habitats with permeable soil
References: 1. Ara, H., & Hassan, Md. A. (2018). Three new species of Araceae from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 25(2), 227–239. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v25i2.39529 2. Arbain, D., Sinaga, L. M. R., Taher, M., Susanti, D., Zakaria, Z. A., & Khotib, J. (2022). Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Alocasia Species: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.849704 3.Nauheimer, L., Boyce, P. C., & Renner, S. S. (2012). Giant taro and its relatives: A phylogeny of the large genus Alocasia (Araceae) sheds light on Miocene floristic exchange in the Malesian region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63(1), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.011
Alocasia venusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, found only in the vicinity of the limestone Niah Caves of northern Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] A lithophyte with narrow, canoe-shaped leaves, it is considered obscure even by Alocasia enthusiasts and is rarely found in commerce. [2]
