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c. Elephant ear (Alocasia macrorrhiza) . — ^A very large 

 plant growing in the forests and in open places, the elephant 

 ear sometimes lacks a well-defined trunk, sometimes with a 



Figure 6. — Schizviatoglottis calyptrata. 



fairly tall trunk, and is often common and sometimes cul- 

 tivated. It varies in height from 3 feet to as much as 12 feet. 

 The juice is very acrid, due to the presence of thousands of 



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