Common name
English: Elephant’s ear
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Arales (13)
Family: Araceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Alocasia (1)
Epithet: macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don (1)
Synonyms: Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem., Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach, Alocasia marginata N.E.Br., Alocasia metallica Schott, Alocasia montana (Roxb.) Schott, Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
indica => from or referring in some way to India
macrorrhizos => with long or big roots
marginata => marginate, having a margin
metallica => refering to metallic (dark purplish-green) sheen
montana => growing in the mountains
pallida => somewhat pallid, greenish
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: beige, white