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Elephant Ears

Alocasia sp.

Description:

gigantic leaves

Habitat:

monsoon forest, limestone

Notes:

Spotted these elephant ears deep in Phu Hin Bun National Protected area in Central Laos, near Tha Khaek.

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4 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

amazing...good idea to show the size related to man

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Nature's umbrellas!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Yeah, these are really something extraordinary! I had to put myself in the photo so the size can really be appreciated.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Gotta love that name! Man that is one giant plant... I love the colour of leaves when sunlight streams through them!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

ຫຼວງພະບາງ, Louangphabang, Laos

Spotted on Jan 17, 2010
Submitted on May 17, 2011

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