Common name
Mandarin: 刺芋 (ci yu)
Mandarin: 刺芋 (ci yu)
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Liliopsida (389)
Order: Arales (15)
Family: Araceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Lasia (1)
Epithet: spinosa (L.) Thwaites (8)
Synonyms: Lasia aculeata Lour., Lasia crassifolia Engl., Lasia crassifolia Engl., Lasia desciscens Schott, Pothos lasia Roxb.
aculeata => with thorns, prickly and pointed
crassifolia => having thick, fleshy or leathery leaves
lasia => woolly
spinosa => having spines or thorns
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
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