About Hitchhiker Elephant Ear
Remusatia vivipara also called hitchhiker elephant ear is a perennial herb growing up to 50 cm tall in the genus Remusatia. It is widespread throughout the world, growing in temperate climates.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Remusatia vivipara
- Genus
- Remusatia
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On Rotting wood and among rocks
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, Indo-Malesia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- लालकंद Lalkand
- Nepali
- जलुका Jalukaa, कालो पिँडालु Kaalo Pidaalu, जलुका
- Tamil
- செங்கருணைக் கிழங்கு Cenkarunaik Kilanku
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡೆ Kaadu Gadde, ಮರಕೆಸು Marakesu
- Malayalam
- മരച്ചേമ്പ് Marachembu, മരതാള് Marathaalu, മരച്ചേമ്പ്
- Marathi
- लालकंद Lalkand, रुखाळूं Rukhalu
Botanical family
Araceae
Arum family
Hitchhiker Elephant Ear belongs to the Araceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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