ALOCASIA CADIERI
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
“Imported in 1938 (by Jule Chantrier), from the high plateaus of Annam (Central Vietnam); great vigor, upright and spreading habit, olive green leaf blades, dull yellowish veins”
SYNONYMS: N/A
DISTRIBUTION: Vietnam
CLIMATE: Ranging from Tropical (rainforest and savannah) in central Vietnam, to temperate (dry winter, hot summer) in NE Vietnam
Humidity is moderately high throughout the year, ranging from 75% to 85%
Temperature across the northern half of Vietnam can vary, generally staying within the range of 50°F/10°C to 86°F/30°C throughout the year
High rainfall during monsoon months (Jun-Sep: can be as high as 2,400 millimeters) and an average of 30 millimeters monthly in the dry season, depending on locality.
ECOLOGY: N/A
SPECIES DESCRIPTION:
INFLORESCENCE: N/A
VARIEGATED FORMS: N/A
ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet cadieri and cadierei refers to the 20th-century botanist René P. Cadière.
NOTES: N/A
CULTIVARS: N/A
HYBRIDS: N/A
