天南星科
學名:Homalomena philippinensis Engl. Ex. Krause
英名:FEI LU BIN BIAN YE YU
扁葉芋屬多年生草本,分佈蘭嶼至菲律賓。具塊狀的地上莖。葉卵形,先端銳尖,基部心形,葉柄長於葉片。與蘭嶼芋極為相似,但菲律賓扁葉芋葉面下凹的平行脈較稀疏,蘭嶼芋的平行脈較密緻。佛焰花序,苞片外表綠色至紅褐色,內側白色。
A perennial herb of the genus Homalomena, distributed from Lanyu to the Philippines. Above-ground stem tuberous. Leaves ovate, apex acute, heart-shaped at base, petiole longer than the blade. It resembles Schismatoglottis kotoensis, but has less parallel veins which are sunken on the surface. Spadix inflorescence, bracts green to reddish brown outside, and white inside.
喜半遮陰潮濕環境。以種子繁殖,亦可扦插或分株繁殖,全年皆可扦插。
It favors partial shade and humid environment and can be propagated by seeds, ramets and cuttings year round.
可做樹下地被植物、室內盆栽或水耕盆栽。
It can be cultivated as groundcover, planted in pots indoors or in hydroponic pots.