Spoon lily
Alocasia brisbanensis

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A taro family plant. It looks very similar to Alocasia macrorrhiza. It is an erect herb. It grows 2 m tall. The stems are thick and fleshy. The leaves are alternate and very large. They can be 70 cm long by 60 cm across. The leaf stalk is usually inserted at the edge of the leaf. The flowers are close together along the stalk. These have a leafy spathe around them. The fruit are red oval berries.

Where it is found

It grows in subtropical rainforest. Arboretum Tasmania.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), Tasmania

How it is used for food

Caution: It contains calcium oxalate crystals that can burn the throat.

Edible parts

Corm, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Alocasia macrorrhizos var. brisbanensis F. M. Bailey;