Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
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Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Erect herb up to 1.5 m tall. |
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| Foliage | Large, smooth, glossy leaves are oval-shaped and borne on long petioles (leaf stalk). |
| Stems | This plant has underground, horizontal stems known as rhizomes. |
| Flowers | The inflorescence resembles a single, large, star-shaped flower (7.5 cm wide). It is composed of whitish to dark red, lance-shaped bracts which resemble petals and small white flowers which occur below the bracts. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
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| Landscape Uses | Interiorscape/ Indoor Plant, Parks & Gardens, Flowerbed / Border |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Semi-Shade, Full Shade |
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| Water Preference | Occasional Misting, Lots of Water |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Division |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth, Glossy / Shiny |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Elliptical) |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Entire |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute |
| Foliar Base | Cordate |
| Typical Foliar Area | Macrophyll ( 182.25cm2 - 1640.25 cm2 ) |
| Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 3.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Monocot) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower & Plant Sexuality | Bisexual Flowers |
| Flower Colour(s) | Red, White |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Flower Location | Terminal |
| Flower Symmetry | Asymmetrical |
| Individual Flower Shape | Stellate / Star-shaped |
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Others
| Master ID | 454 |
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| Species ID | 1750 |
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