Araceae: Caladium bicolor - Heart of Jesus

Heart of Jesus (Caladium bicolor) flower in Pasar Rebo, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Order: Alismatales Dumortier
Family: Araceae Juss. - Aroids
Subfamily: Aroideae 
Tribus: Caladieae
Genus: Caladium Vent. - caladium
Species: Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent.

Synonym: Cyrtospadix bicolor (Ait.) Britt. & P. Wilson

Common Names in English: Heart of Jesus, Elephant Ear, Angel Wings

Common Name in Indonesia: Keladi

Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma), Heart of Jesus, and Angel Wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant.


Photos were taken using a Camera phone Sony Ericsson K800i.

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References:

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caladium_bicolor
• id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keladi
• www.fobi.web.id/v/angiospermae/f-ara/cal-bic
• www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id197884/

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