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Adelonema wallisii

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Adelonema wallisii (synonym Homalomena wallisii) is a species of aroid plant (family Araceae) native to Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.[1][2][3]

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Adelonema wallisii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Adelonema
Species:
A. wallisii
Binomial name
Adelonema wallisii
Regel
Synonyms[1]
  • Curmeria wallisii (Regel) Masl.
  • Homalomena wallisii Regel
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Taxonomy

It reaches about 6 in (15 cm) in height, but with a much wider horizontal spread. The leaf blades are elliptic to ovate-oblong in shape about 5–8 in (13–20 cm) in length, on rather short stalks, arching or recurving, bright-green with a markings of a marbled yellow.[4]

Clarification

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]

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