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Araceae Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent

Araceae Caladium bicolor
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Species information

Description
Leaves peltate (like Colocasia_ , 10-40cm, often brightly coloured and spotted or variegated,

Interest
latinisation of the Malay name Kaladi used by Rumphius. Widely cultrivated ornamental, sometimes escaping e.g. sometimes seen in Grenada in Cocoa plantations.

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
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