Habarala

• Common Name In Sri Lanka:

  Habarala

• Scientific Name:

  Alocasia macrorrhizos (l.) g.don

• Other Names:

• Zone:

• Size of Tree:

  

  Small (< 5m)

• Status:

• Average Height:

  

  50 cm

• Identification

  Posterior lobes are rounded and 30 cmlong, margin is entire or sub-undulate. Spathe is 25 cm and lower is 3-5 cm persistent, upper is 20 cm withering. Spadix is 20 cm.

• Habitat

  Riverine, Disturbed Area, Home gardens

• Special Notes

  Cultivated as ornamental and as food source