ALOCASIA ‘BISMA’*
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
NOT YET DESCRIBED
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SYNONYMS: Alocasia ‘Platinum’, Alocasia ‘Emerald Dragon Scale’, Alocasia ‘Bisma Silver’ or Alocasia ‘Bisma Mahap’, Alocasia ‘Bisma Mongko’, Alocasia ‘Bisma Cupang’
DISTRIBUTION: West Kalimantan | Indonesia
CLIMATE: Unknown
ECOLOGY: Unknown
SPECIES DESCRIPTION: There are many plants currently circulating under the name Alocasia ‘Bisma’, all undescribed sympatric species (species deriving from a single ancestral species which inhabit the same geographic area) or potentially cultivars of one species.
INFLORESCENCE: N/A
VARIEGATED FORMS: MOTTLED WHITE, YELLOW
ETYMOLOGY: The origin of this species’ epithet is unknwon but likely comes from the Javanese male name Bisma, meaning remarkable. This name can also be traced to the Urdu word Bisma (بسمہ), which is a common name for girls, meaning “significant, caregiver, polite, or obedient”
NOTES: N/A
CULTIVARS: N/A
HYBRIDS:
Alocasia ‘Faizah’ (Alocasia ‘Bisma’ x Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’)
Alocasia ‘Kalila’ (Alocasia ‘Bisma’ x Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’)
Alocasia ‘Katya’ (Alocasia ‘Bisma’ x Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’)
Alocasia ‘Silver King’ (Alocasia longiloba x Alocasia ‘Bisma’)
Alocasia ‘Silver Monarch’ (Alocasia longiloba x Alocasia ‘Bisma’)
Alocasia ‘Ulla’ (Alocasia ‘Bisma’ x Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’)
Alocasia ‘Yusuf 1’ (Alocasia ‘Bisma’ x Alocasia ‘Dragon Moon’)
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