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'''''Alocasia infernalis''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Araceae]], native to [[Sarawak]] state, Malaysia.<ref name="77085614-1" >{{cite POWO |id=77085614-1 |title=''Alocasia infernalis'' P.C.Boyce |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> It gets its [[specific epithet]] from its dark leaves—nearly black with purple veins—that exhibit a baleful red [[iridescence]] depending on the angle of the light and the position of the viewer.<ref name="Daves_991" >{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/991 |title=The Jewel Alocasias - Spotlight on ''Alocasia infernalis'' |last1=Garner |first1=LariAnn |date=28 April 2008 |website=Dave's Garden |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> Occasionally kept as a houseplant, has been nicknamed "Black Magic".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plantophiles.com/plant-care/alocasia-infernalis |title=''Alocasia infernalis'' Care from A to Z |last=Iseli |first=Marcel |date=9 November 2020 |website=plantophiles.com |publisher=Plantophiles |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> |
'''''Alocasia infernalis''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Araceae]], native to [[Sarawak]] state, Malaysia.<ref name="77085614-1" >{{cite POWO |id=77085614-1 |title=''Alocasia infernalis'' P.C.Boyce |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> It gets its [[specific epithet]] from its dark leaves—nearly black with purple veins—that exhibit a baleful red [[iridescence]] depending on the angle of the light and the position of the viewer.<ref name="Daves_991" >{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/991 |title=The Jewel Alocasias - Spotlight on ''Alocasia infernalis'' |last1=Garner |first1=LariAnn |date=28 April 2008 |website=Dave's Garden |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> Occasionally kept as a houseplant, has been nicknamed "Black Magic".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plantophiles.com/plant-care/alocasia-infernalis |title=''Alocasia infernalis'' Care from A to Z |last=Iseli |first=Marcel |date=9 November 2020 |website=plantophiles.com |publisher=Plantophiles |access-date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> Other names associated with ''Alocasia infernalis'', which may or may not represent cultivars, include 'Black Panther', 'Kapit', and 'Viery'. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. infernalis
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Alocasia infernalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Sarawak state, Malaysia.[1] It gets its specific epithet from its dark leaves—nearly black with purple veins—that exhibit a baleful red iridescence depending on the angle of the light and the position of the viewer.[2] Occasionally kept as a houseplant, has been nicknamed "Black Magic".[3] Other names associated with Alocasia infernalis, which may or may not represent cultivars, include 'Black Panther', 'Kapit', and 'Viery'.
References
- ^ "Alocasia infernalis P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Garner, LariAnn (28 April 2008). "The Jewel Alocasias - Spotlight on Alocasia infernalis". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Iseli, Marcel (9 November 2020). "Alocasia infernalis Care from A to Z". plantophiles.com. Plantophiles. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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