A very quick and prolific grower, Homalomena rubescens Kunth is a very robust terrestial herb. Petioles are erect and deep red, leaf blades are cordate and emerald green with slight quilting of the blade tissue.
The genus name "Homalomena" is derived from the Greek words for flat ("homalos") and moon ("mene").
Homalomena rubescens
Name: Homalomena rubescens Kunth
Type: herbaceous evergreen
Form: Hemicryptophyte or chamaephyte
Family: Araceae
Native Range: Sikkim to Myanmar
Zone: 11-13
Habitat: Mainly in the understorey of lowland tropical rain forest but also reachingthe mid-montanezone; sometimes rheophytic; sometimes found in regrowth and roadcuttings; absent from strongly seasonal areas.
Height: up to 150cm
Spread: 100-120cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : kew-100064; IPNI plant ID : 87292-1; NCBI taxonomy ID : 174173; USDA PLANTS ID : HORU5; Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID : 2868726; Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1142892; ITIS TSN : 811052; Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 417636; TAXREF ID : 706381; WCSPF ID : 100064; Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87292-1; IRMNG ID : 10696044; iNaturalist taxon ID : 372061; CAB ID : 181963; World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000214906
Synonyms: = Calla rubescens Roxb. = Chamaecladon rubescens (Roxb.) Schott = Zantedeschia rubens K.Koch