Lasia
| Lasia | |
|---|---|
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| L. spinosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Lasioideae |
| Genus: |
Lasia Lour. |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lasius Hassk. |
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Lasius Hassk.
Lasia is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains only two known species, Lasia spinosa and Lasia concinna.Lasia was believed to be a monotypic genus until 1997 when a wild population of Lasia concinna was discovered in a farmer's paddy field in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The farmer had been growing them for their edible young leaves. This species of Lasia had been known of previously only from a single specimen at the Bogor Botanic Gardens, formally described in 1920. Prior to 1997, the specimen was believed to have been a hybrid between Lasia spinosa and Cyrtosperma merkusii. The subsequent discovery by Hambali and Sizemore led to the realization that it was in fact a distinct species.
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