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''Alocasia sinuata'', commonly known as Alocasia quilted dreams or ''Alocasia'' 'Bullata', is a
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family Araceae. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the limestone forests of
Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...
,
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, and parts of
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in the
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. It is classified as critically endangered by the
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.


Distribution

It is native to the Philippines.


Taxonomy

It was described by
Nicholas Edward Brown Nicholas Edward Brown (11 July 1849 in Redhill, Surrey – 25 November 1934 in Kew Gardens, London) was an English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents. He was also an authority on several families of plants, including Asclepiadacea ...
in '' The Gardeners' Chronicle'' in 1885.


See also

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Alocasia micholitziana ''Alocasia micholitziana'', commonly known as the green velvet taro or green velvet alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant worldwide. Taxon ...
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Alocasia nycteris ''Alocasia nycteris'', commonly known as the bat alocasia or the batwing alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to island of Panay in the Philippines. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Taxonomy and etymology The species ...
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Alocasia sanderiana ''Alocasia sanderiana'', commonly known as the kris plant or Sander's alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Northern Mindanao in the Philippines, but is commonly grown as an ornamental plant worldwide. It is classified as ...
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Alocasia zebrina ''Alocasia zebrina'', commonly known as the zebra plant or zebrina alocasia, is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, and Alabat in the Philippines. It is commonly grown as an orna ...
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Alocasia heterophylla ''Alocasia heterophylla'' is a plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, and Polillo in the Philippines. Description ''A. heterophylla'' grows to around tall. It usually bears around 3 to 5 leaves. The peti ...
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List of threatened species of the Philippines This is a list of threatened plant and animal species in the Philippines as classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It includes Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), Critically Endangered (CR), and recently Extinct ...


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sinuata Endemic flora of the Philippines Flora of the Visayas Critically endangered flora of Asia Garden plants of Asia House plants Flora of Mindanao Taxa named by N. E. Brown {{Araceae-stub