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Alocasia robusta
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Alocasia robusta

Alocasia robusta is a gigantic herb of the aroid family (Araceae) which is endemic to the island of Borneo. The plant is a rosette herb consisting of several leaves with a sagitate (arrowhead shaped) lamina or blade up to twelve feet (3.7 meters) long by eight feet (2.4 meters) wide, borne on very stout petioles or stalks up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) in length. This species was unknown to science prior to 1967. The plant

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 903634.