10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «ALOCASIA»
Discover the use of
alocasia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
alocasia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
1
Toxicity of Houseplants
SCIENTIFIC NAMES Alocasia cucullata G. Don Alocasia cuprea C. Koch
Alocasia lowii Hook Alocasia macrorrhiza G. Don- Alocasia sanderiana Bull
COMMON NAMES Giant caladium (A. cuprea) Elephant's ear plant (all species)
Giant ...
Spoerke, Susan C. Smolinske, 1990
2
International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based ...
... (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC. almendron –see– Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb
. almond –see– Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb almortas –see– Lathyrus sativus
L. alocasia –see– Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott alocasia cucullaTa (Lour.) ...
3
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in India: baibing, nyarak Alocasia longiloba Miq. (Alocasia amabilis W. Bull;
Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K. Krause; Alocasia curtisii N.E. Br.;
Alocasia cuspidata Engl.; Alocasia denudata Engl.; Alocasia denudata var.
elongata ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
4
Disaster Risk Management in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift
m i*? i* • 7W 7* 1« 7« 7W 7« T* 7W J* 7W J* 7*f 1« Alocasia boyceana (Filipina)
Alocasia brancifolia (Papua Nugini) Alocasia brisbanensis (Australia) Alocasia
cadierii (Asia Tenggara) Alocasia celebica (Sulawesi) Alocasia clypeolata Green
...
Bola Ayeni, Olusegun E. Ojo, 2006
5
Poisonous Plants of Paradise: First Aid and Medical ...
ELEPHANT. EAR. (Alocasia. and. Xanthosoma. species). Several species of
plants common in Hawai'i are called elephant ears. They are named for their
large, heart-shaped or spade-shaped leaves, which range from about 1 to 4 feet
long.
Susan Scott, Craig Thomas, 2000
6
Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and ...
Cercestis, Cidcasia, Cyrtosperma, Nephthytis, Typhonium), Scaphidiidae (
Pseudohydrosme), Scarabaeidae (Alocasia, Amorphophallus, Anubias,
Caladium, Dieffenbachia, neotropical Homalomena, Philodendron, Syngonium),
Scyd- ...
Klaus Kubitzki, H. Huber, 1998
7
Venenosas: plantas que matam também curam
... 212, 227 Allium sativum, 1 79, 210,211 Allium ursinum, 179 Allium validum,
179 Alocasia, 155, 181 Alocasia cucullata, 155, 181 Alocasia cúprea, 155, 181
Alocasia macrorrhizos, 155, 181 Alocasia x amazônica, 155, 181 Aloe
arborescens, ...
Gil Felippe, MARIA CECILIA TOMASI, 2009
8
Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants
Alocasia species Family: Araceae Common Names: Ahe Poi, 'Ape, Cabeza de
Burro, Chine Ape, Elephant's Ear, Malanga Cara de Chivo,Malanga de Jardín,
Papao-Apaka, Papao-Atolong, Taro Description: These erect perennials have ...
Lewis S. Nelson, Andrew Weil, L.R. Goldfrank, 2007
Species present Alocasia macrorrhiza (Li Schott. Alocasia elephant's ear, giant
taro Alocasia, a wild plant in Vanuatu, is sometimes cultivated in the gardens. But
it is mainly a plant used in times of food scarcity, situated in moist places but not ...
Annie Walter, Vincent Lebot, Chanel Sam, 2007
WARM SEASON The following are the warm-season bulbous plants that are
grown in tropical gardens: Alocasia (Schott) G. Don Araceae Alocasia Plants are
evergreen herbs having attractive sagittate leaves. The leaves are dark green
with a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALOCASIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
alocasia is used in the context of the following news items.
«Il segreto di un giardino da record? E' Vivaldi»
Basta guardare l'alocasia o colocasia, meglio nota come “orecchie di elefante”, venuta su in piena terra fino a toccare i tre metri di altezza con foglie di quasi un ... «La Provincia di Varese, Sep 15»
Green Side Up: An elephant ear love affair
The two most common genera are Alocasia, with upward-pointing leaves, and Colocasia, with heart-shaped leaves that droop downward, and there are many ... «Janesville Gazette, Aug 15»
Elephant ears leave a large footprint in tropical landscape
Alocasia macrorrhizos, or giant taro, is the selection many call the upright elephant ear. It usually allows you to see both sides of the somewhat wavy leaves. «Fredericksburg.com, May 15»
On Gardening: Elephant ears leave a large footprint in tropical …
Thanks to this raging popularity, garden centers now have choices in varieties, including Colocasia, Alocasia and Xanthosoma. Varieties of the Colocasia ... «St. Augustine Record, May 15»
Garden Guru: Get dramatic with elephant ears
Alocasia macrorrhizos or giant taro is the selection many call the upright elephant ear. It usually allows you to see both sides of the somewhat wavy leaves. «Savannah Morning News, May 15»
Green Thumb: Big and beautiful tropicals add zest to summer garden
Alocasias, which are also called elephant ears, typically hold the pointed ends of their large leaves upward while colocasias' point downward. They tend to be ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Feb 15»
Alan Titchmarsh on caring for an exotic house plant
... and orchids and the things we know in their domesticated forms as house plants – the Swiss cheese plant, philodendrons, alocasia, anthurium and maranta. «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
Take great care to try to get elephant ears to overwinter
Several larger forms of Alocasia as well as several varieties of Xanthosoma are also sold as elephant ears in the trade. Alocasia macrorrhiza, the Upright ... «STLtoday.com, Oct 14»
Garden Tour for Connoisseurs has six stops in Oklahoma City
His garden sanctuary features alocasia, varieties of colocasia, banana and potato vines, a vegetable garden and several outdoor living spaces. But it's Hawk's ... «NewsOK.com, Oct 14»
Low maintenance plants deserve a second look
... dwarf' pittosporum, 'Schilling's dwarf' ilex, 'Mrs. Schillers' dwarf viburnum, Pringles dwarf podocarpus, dwarf alocasia, red Taiwan dwarf ixora and dwarf clusia. «The News-Press, Sep 14»
