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Homalomena philippinensis
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Homalomena philippinensis is a species of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the Philippines and Orchid Island in Taiwan. The plant has large heart-shaped leaves that grow up to around 1 m (3.3 ft) tall from an underground corm. It grows at low elevations usually in forests and along bodies of water. It is commonly known as payau or payaw, alupayi or alopayi, salet, or tahig, among other names.
- Family
- Araceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Homalomena philippinensis
- Slug
- homalomena-philippinensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Homalomena
- Species
- philippinensis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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