Nama Melayu (Malay Name) | Keladi Keris Hitam |
= Pokok Senteh Keris Hitam | |
Keluarga (Family) | ARACEAE |
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) | Alocasia sanderiana Bull. |
Saiz Biasa (Size) | 50 cm |
Nama Lain (Other Names) | Black Keris Yam |
Jurufoto (Photographer) | LH Yap |
An average size yam plant, and is from the Phillippines. The leave is narrow and heart shaped, edge are wavey like that of a keris. Propogation is by planting the young suckers.
Malaysia - mukasurat (page) 204
2. Malayan Wild Flowers - Monocotyledon; M.R. Henderson; (1954);
Caxton Press Ltd.; Malaya. - mukasurat (page) 226