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HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION / CULTIVATED

Alocasia macrorrhiza

UH Manoa, Oahu

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Brought to Hawaii by early settlers and naturalized along lowland streams & wet areas.  Leaf apices tend to point skyward, moderately glossy.  Baked corms eaten during famines.  Occurs from India east through Polynesia.