Buddha's hand vs Giant taro

Alocasia cucullata compared with Alocasia macrorrhizos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Giant taro
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Alocasia	Alocasia
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Alocasia macrorrhizos

Evolutionary Relationship

Buddha's hand and Giant taro share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alocasia.

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant taro

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Giant taro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Giant taro

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇼 Palau 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States