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Alocasia indica, Alocasia macrorrhizos


Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don - accepted name
Synonym: Alocasia indica (Lour.) Schott
Synonyms: Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem. ; Alocasia grandis N.E.Br. [Illegitimate] ; Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach ; Alocasia marginata N.E.Br. ; Alocasia metallica Schott ; Alocasia montana (Roxb.) Schott ; Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché ; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte ; Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott ; Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause ; Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché ; Arum cordifolium Bory ; Arum indicum Lour. ; Arum macrorrhizon L. ; Arum montanum Roxb. ; Arum mucronatum Lam. ; Arum peregrinum L. ; Arum rapiforme Roxb. ; Caladium indicum K.Koch [Invalid] ; Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br. ; Caladium metallicum Engl. ; Caladium odoratum Lodd. ; Caladium plumbeum K.Koch [Invalid] ; Calla badian Blanco ; Calla maxima Blanco ; Colocasia boryi Kunth ; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth ; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Hassk. ; Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott ; Colocasia montana (Roxb.) Kunth ; Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth ; Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf. ; Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth ; Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth ; Philodendron punctatum Kunth ; Alocasia indica (Lour.) Schott ; Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ; Arum macrorrhizum L. ; Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl. ; Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl. ; Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott ; Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl. ; Alocasia indica var. typica Engl. ; Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. ; Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado ; Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Furtado ; Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk. 

Vernacular names: Arabic - el-qulqass, el-emlak, Assamese - man kachu, boro mankachv, Bengali - mankachu, Bicolano, central - talipan, Binukid - bagyang, Bontoc, central - aba-aba, bilbila, Burmese - pein-u, pein-mohawaya, Carolinian - filé, Cebuano - badiang, bagiang, bagyang, biga, galiang, gallan, galyang, ragiyang, talyang, Chinese, MANDARIN - hai yu, Chinese, WÚ - hai yu, Creole, Haitian French - Mazumbel, Mazoumbèl, Czech - alokázie, Dagaare, southern - kũdbari, Danish - kæmpetaro, English - giant taro, alocasia, giant alocasia, elephant ear, Éwé - koko, Fijian - via, viadranu, Filipino - biga, Finnish - jättialokasia, French - taro géant, grande tayove, Gourmantché - ulũebi-tũba, Hawaiian - ‛ape, Hebrew - alocasia, Hindi - mankind, mankanda, hai yu, Hmong daw - qes tsw ha, Hungarian - táró, Ibanag - aba, Ifugao - bilan mumpaha, helan mumpahag, Ilocano - bira, biga, sininaba, Indonesian - bira, sente, lompong, birah, Italian - apé, Itawit - bia, Japanese - dokuimo, kuwazu-imo, Javanese - sente, mael, Kankanaey - bila-bila, Kannada - marasa kaage, maanka, marasanige, mundigida, mundi gedde, Khmer, central - k’da:t haôra, Kiribati - kabe, Lao - kaph’uk, Latvian - lielsakņu alokāzija, Luo - opele, Malay - birah něgěri, keladi sebaring, Maranao - lepeng, tangila a elepanti, Marathi - kaamsaalu, alu, Marquesan - kape, Mòoré - wobg-tuba, Niue - kape, Pampangan - biga, gandus, Panjabi, eastern - pahärrhä arbi, Polish - alokazja, zakleśń olbrizymia, Portuguese - inhame gigante, inhame monstro, inhame taro, Rarotongan - kape, Samoan - ta’amu, Sanskrit - hasthi karni, kaasaalu, Spanish - cará tayá, malangá, Sunda - sente, taleus sente, bira, Swahili - magimbi, Tagalog - gabing San Fernando, biga, badiang, malabiga, Tamil - Seppan kizhangu, merukankilangu, Telugu - Chama dumpa, chara kanda, sara chema, Thai - kradaat, kradaat dam, kradatdam, horaa, hora, Tok pisin - abir, pia, via, Tongan - kape, Turkish - alokasye, Urdu - mankanda, Vietnamese - khoai s[as] p, r[as]y, r[as]y [aw]n, Vlaams - reuzetaro, Wáray-wáray - badyáng., . [Cultivated vegetables of the world: a multilingual onomasticon]

Uses: Rootstock—mild laxative,, diuretic (in anasarca); used in, inflammations and diseases of, abdomen and spleen. Leaf—astringent,, styptic, antitumour. Root and, leaf—rubefacient. Tubers—used as, vegetable after eliminating oxalate, content., All parts of the plant, except tubers,, contain cyanogenic principle,, a mixture of triglochinin and isotriglochinin., The tubers contain sterols, and high concentration of soluble oxalates, (prolonged use may lead to calcium, deficiency and oxaluria.) The, tubers contain a trypsin/chymotrypsin, inhibitor. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

23 Published articles of Alocasia indica / Alocasia macrorrhizos
​1.    Pollination mutualism between Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) and two taxonomically undescribed Colocasiomyia species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Sabah, Borneo
Takano, K. Takenaka; Repin, R.; Mohamed, M. B.; et al. - PLANT BIOLOGY  Volume: 14   Issue: 4   Pages: 555-564   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00541.x   Published: JUL 2012
2.    Antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities of Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) rhizome extract
Rahman, Md Masudur; Hossain, Md Aslam; Siddique, Saiful Alam; et al. - TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY  Volume: 36   Issue: 5   Pages: 574-579   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.3906/biy-1112-11   Published: 2012
3.    Topology of thermogenic tissues of Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) inflorescences
Ivancic, Anton; Roupsard, Olivier; Quero-Garcia, Jose; et al. - BOTANY-BOTANIQUE  Volume: 87   Issue: 12   Pages: 1232-1241   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.1139/B09-088   Published: DEC 2009
4.    Morphological variation and reproductive characteristics of wild giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos, Araceae) populations in Vanuatu
Garcia, J. Quero; Ivancic, A.; Lebot, V. - NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 46   Issue: 2   Pages: 189-203   Published: JUN 2008
5.    Thermogenic flowering of the giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos, Araceae)
Ivancic, A; Roupsard, O; Garcia, JQ; et al. - CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE BOTANIQUE  Volume: 83   Issue: 6   Pages: 647-655   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.1139/B05-040   Published: JUN 2005
6.    Flowering biology and thermogenesis in giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don f. (Araceae).
Prakash, P. S.; Nayar, N. M. - Journal of Root Crops  Volume: 30   Issue: 2   Pages: 124-130   Published: 2004
7.    HETEROGENEITY IN BETA-LECTIN FRACTIONS OF WALNUT (JUGLANS-REGIA) LEAVES AND AROID, ALOCASIA-MACRORRHIZOS
GLEESON, PA; JERMYN, MA - PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY  Volume: 10   Pages: 29-29   Published: 1977
8.    Isolation of Alocasia indica Linn. starch and its performance as a disintegrating agent.
Lodha, G. K.; Nemade, C. T. - International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences  Volume: 3   Issue: 4   Pages: P-472-P-477   Published: 2012
9.    Phytochemical evaluation and in vitro study of antioxidant potency of Amorphophallus campanulatus, Alocasia indica and Colocasia esculenta: a comparative analysis.
Subhashree Basu; Anurupa Sen; Moumita Das; et al. - International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences  Volume: 3   Issue: 3   Pages: P-170-P-180   Published: 2012
10.    Evaluation of free radical scavenging activity of Alocasia indica Schott. root stocks.
Patil, S. H.; Sreenivas, S. A.; Wagh, A. E.; et al. - Journal of Pharmacy Research  Volume: 5   Issue: 2   Pages: 1122-1124   Published: 2012
11.    Evaluation of antidiarrheal and in vitro antiprotozoal activities of extracts of leaves of Alocasia indica
Mulla, Wahid A.; Chopade, Atul R.; Bhise, Satish B.; et al. - PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY  Volume: 49   Issue: 4   Pages: 354-361   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2010.517211   Published: APR 2011
12.    ANTIDIABETIC, IN VITRO INSULIN-SECRETAGOGUE AND CYTOPROTECTIVE POTENTIALS OF HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF ALOCASIA INDICA SCOTT
Mulla, Wahid A.; Bhise, Satish B.; Devi, Sachin S.; et al. - JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 50   Issue: 9   Pages: 1074-1074   Meeting Abstract: 76   Published: SEP 2010
13.    Chemical constituents of Parkia javanica, Alocasia indica and Premna latifolia
Dinda, B.; Mohanta, B. C.; Ghosh, P.; et al. - JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  Volume: 87   Issue: 7   Pages: 829-831   Published: JUL 2010
14.    Anthelmintic activity of leaves of Alocasia indica Linn.
Mulla, W. A.; Thorat, V. S.; Patil, R. V.; et al. - International Journal of PharmTech Research  Volume: 2   Issue: 1   Pages: 26-30   Published: 2010
15.    Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of leaves of Alocasia indica Linn.
Wahid, A. M.; Prafull, B. S.; Ajinkya, M. P.; et al. - International Journal of PharmTech Research  Volume: 2   Issue: 1   Pages: 327-333   Published: 2010
16.    Hepatoprotective activity of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Alocasia indica (Linn.)
Mulla, Wahid A.; Salunkhe, Vijay R.; Bhise, Satish B. - INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY  Volume: 47   Issue: 10   Pages: 816-821   Published: OCT 2009
17.    Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Leaves of Alocasia indica (Linn)
Mulla, W. A.; Salunkhe, V. R.; Kuchekar, S. B.; et al. - INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES  Volume: 71   Issue: 3   Pages: 303-U76   Published: MAY-JUN 2009
18.    Purification and characterization of monocot lectin from tubers of Alocasia indica having in vitro anti-proliferative effect on human cancer cell lines.
Dhuna, Vikram; Sharma, Kshitija; Singh, Jatinder; et al. - Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting  Volume: 50   Pages: 646   Published: APR 2009
19.    Free radical scavenging activity of leaves of Alocasia indica (Linn).
Mulla, W. A.; Salunkhe, V. R.; Kuchekar, S. B.; et al. - Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences  Volume: 71   Issue: 3   Pages: 303-307   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.4103/0250-474X.56036   Published: 2009
20.    In vitro antiproliferative effect of N-acetyl D-lactosamine specific lectin from alocasia indica on human cancer cell lines
Dhuna, V; Singh, J; Saxena, AK; et al. - ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY  Volume: 17   Supplement: 3   Pages: 41-41   Published: 2006
21.    PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A TUBER LECTIN FROM ALOCASIA-INDICA
SINGH, J; KAMBOJ, SS; SANDHU, RS; et al. - PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 33   Issue: 5   Pages: 979-983   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85007-E   Published: JUL 1993
22.    Notes on a new fungal disease of Alocasia indica.
Kanaujia, R. S. - Indian Phytopathology  Volume: 32   Issue: 3   Pages: 463-464   Published: 1979, publ. 1980
23.    DESYNAPSIS IN ALOCASIA-INDICA SCHOTT
RAJENDRA.PG; RAVINDRA.PS; JOS, JS - GENETICA  Volume: 43   Issue: 2   Pages: 231-&   DOI: http;//dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00123629   Published: 1972

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