Adelonema wallisii

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

Adelonema wallisii
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
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


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


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