Alocasia zebrina

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Alocasia zebrina
Alocasia zebrina at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Alismatales
Family:Araceae
Genus:Alocasia
Species:A. zebrina
Binomial name
Alocasia zebrina
Veitchex J.Dix
Synonyms
Alocasia liervalii Hérincq Alocasia wenzelii Merr.

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 ornamental plant worldwide.[1][2] It is also locally known as gabing tigre (“tiger taro“) in Tagalog.[3] It is nationally listed as a threatened species and collection of A. zebrina from the wild is illegal in the Philippines.[4][5]