Adelonema wallisii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Adelonema |
Species: | A. wallisii
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Binomial name | |
Adelonema wallisii Regel
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Adelonema wallisii ( synonym Homalomena wallisii) is a species of flowering aroid plant (family Araceae) native to Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama. [1] [2] [3]
It reaches about 6" (15 cm) in height, but with a much wider horizontal spread. The leaf blades are elliptic to ovate-oblong in shape about 5 - 8" (13 – 20 cm) in length, on rather short stalks, arching or recurving, bright-green with a markings of a marbled yellow. [4] It can be confused with the related genera Aglaonema or Dieffenbachia, especially Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' or Dieffenbachia 'Reflector', both of which have similar markings.[ citation needed]