Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Alocasia Species: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Dayar Arbain (Author), Lorenskia Maria Regina Sinaga (Author), Muhammad Taher (Author), Deny Susanti (Author), Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria (Author), Junaidi Khotib (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The genus Alocasia (Schott) G. Don consists of 113 species distributed across Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Alocasia plants grow in tropical and subtropical forests with humid lowlands. Featuring their large green heart-shaped or arrow-shaped ear leaves and occasionally red-orange fruit, they...