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Alocasia alba  Schott
Taxonomic Serial No.: 508613

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Alocasia crassifolia Engl.
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAlismatales   
                            FamilyAraceae  – Arums  
                               GenusAlocasia (Schott) G. Don – taro  
                                  SpeciesAlocasia alba Schott  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Mark W. Skinner   
  Notes: USDA-NRCS, National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Alocasia alba    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Araceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Alocasia alba   
       
  Source: Kew family checklist, 2010, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, botanical information system at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, available at http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do   
  Reference for: Alocasia alba   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Alocasia alba   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Alocasia alba   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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