Alocasia clypeolata, is a species of the Araceae family. This plant is commonly referred to as “Green Shield”, which comes from the Philippines (Philippines).
Green Shield or Alocasia clypeolata, in Indonesia, is a popular type of alocasia. Because the leaf shape is very beautiful, oval, wide, with clear strokes or lines on the surface of the leaf, making this plant look more exotic. In a healthy and fertile state, this plant will look like shiny plastic when exposed to light.
This plant is very suitable to be placed in a slightly shady yard, such as near a tree or in the shady corners of the yard, which are not exposed to too strong sunlight. Also suitable to be placed in a pot.
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Plantae
Angiosperms
Monocots
Alismatales
Araceae
Alocasia
Alocasia
Alocasia clypeolata A. Hay