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Taro - Wild

Alocasia sp.

Description:

Big plant, leaves about 1-2 m. Petioles can reach as big as our legs, with completes leaf.

Habitat:

Found naturally bellow on sandy soil of pine forest. Southern Mount Lawu.

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3 Comments

sandalian
sandalian 9 years ago

In the past, people in my hometown village use these leaves as umbrella.

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Yes LarsKorb, this plants taller than me anyway ...

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

wow...gigantic leaves. That's incredible...

achmmad
Spotted by
achmmad

Jawa Tengah, Indonesia

Spotted on Jul 6, 2011
Submitted on Jan 31, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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