Details of record no: 131538

Alocasia odora (Lindl.) K. Koch

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Record details:

Date: 11 Sep 1970
Recorder(s):HM Biegel
Collector(s):HM Biegel
3398
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Herbarium:SRGH
Habitat: Garden ornamental
Location: Harare garden
Location code(s): 1
Outing code:
Planted code: Definitely planted
Country: Zimbabwe
Quarter Degree Square: 1731C3 (QDS approximate)
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Altitude (metres): 0
Notes: Plant total height 3 m, with leaves and petioles over 2 m. Petiole slightly peltate. Flowers with unpleasantly sweet "peardrop" scent. Lower part of spathe bulges over and completely encloses female portion of spadix, upper part spathe narrow, overtops male portion.
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Location Accuracy Code: 0

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Individual record no: 131538: Alocasia odora.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species-record.php?record_id=131538, retrieved 4 May 2026

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