Nama Melayu (Malay Name) | Keladi Gajah |
= Birah | |
Keluarga (Family) | ARACEAE |
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) | Colocasia gigantea |
= Alocasia macrorhiza (L.) Schott | |
Saiz Biasa (Size) | 200 cm |
Nama Lain (Other Names) | Giant Yam |
= Ape Plant | |
Nama Kambodia (Cambodian Name) | Kdad Horar |
Jurufoto (Photographer) | CS Ooi |
A variable sized yam plant which can grow to be a 2 meter giant plant, common near limestone outcrops and abandoned grounds. Often planted as a decorative leafy plant because of its beautiful heart shaped folage.
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2. Malayan Wild Flowers - Monocotyledon; M.R. Henderson; (1954);
Caxton Press Ltd.; Malaya. - mukasurat (page) 226