My Tranquil Little Corner
10/11/2016
1. Cactus and Succulent My garden, Succulents 7 Comments
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana:
Kalanchoe beharensis ‘Elephant Ear’:
Aeonium haworthii ‘Pinwheel’:
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Lois writes in English and Indonesian. The main purpose of this blog is for writing about plants and garden. Blogging for her is to write and to be creative.... to keep her mind on the move. Besides plants and gardening, she also enjoys to talk about life, animals and visited places. A bit of poetry, short stories, recipes and songs to share.
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Nov 11, 2016 @ 00:40:44
Kuping gajah? same name, but different plant
Nov 11, 2016 @ 11:49:36
This is what I understand: It is always described as Elephant’s Ear Kalanchoe, never on its own. While Elephant Ear plant is the common name for Colocasia sp. (sejenis talas ?).
Nov 15, 2016 @ 13:31:57
The Latin name’s Kuping Gajah is Anthurium crisallintium (if I don’t forget). Its different plant and order. Alocasia, Anthurium, n Philodendron have stem on the ground site, but Calocasia, Caladium, and the similar thats are tuber plants or under the ground’s stem.
Nov 16, 2016 @ 10:25:21
You are absolutely right,I have checked it online. In Indonesia tanaman Kuping Gajah is Anthurium crystallinum or A. andreanum. While Elephant Ear plant is Colocasia and in Don Burke’s website (a wellknown Australian horticulturist) it is Colocasia esculenta.
From all references online, Elephant Ear plant is always described as Colocasia or Alocasia, never Anthurium. From all English references, Anthurium crystallinum has common name Crystal Anthurium and it’s never been called Elephant Ear. Alocasia is also known as Kris Plant.
How confusing all of these be, one thing is very clear to me, the yummy Indonesian snack kuping gajah 🙂
Nov 19, 2016 @ 18:53:36
thanks 4 ur information, maybe next time i will write about them, insya Allah.
But now its very difficult to find good taste of kuping gajah. KG that was made by my mother so yummy and delicious.
Nov 20, 2016 @ 08:33:19
I’ll be waiting for your writing about kuping gajah 🙂
Nov 16, 2016 @ 16:44:33
I still tried to find out more about Elephant Ear plants and this is from University of Wisconsin – Extension:
“Elephant ears” is the common name for a group of tropical perennial plants grown for their large, heart-shaped leaves. Most of these herbaceous species in the arum or aroid family (Araceae) that are offered as ornamentals belong to the genera Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma, although there are others that have similar appearance and growth habits.
The first two genera are native to tropical southern Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, parts of Australia, or the Pacific Islands, while Xanthosoma is native to tropical America. Many of the species have long been grown for the edible starchy corms or tubers as an important staple food in tropical regions.
To read more: http://wimastergardener.org/article/elephant-ears-colocasia-alocasia-and-xanthosoma/