✅ Caladium humboldtii

by Sarah on August 25, 2024 in Araceae

Traditional Herbs from Caladium humboldtii

What is Caladium humboldtii Looks like??

Parts of Caladium humboldtii that could be used

Tuber

Caladium humboldtii Distribution

The genus "Caladium" for plants ("kale" or "kaladi") is believed to originate from the South American name. The species epithet "humboldtii" is named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769 � 1859), a German naturalist and explorer who documented plant species in Latin America. Apart from enjoying its beauty, several types of Caladium are believed to be able to cure diseases. Burkil in a book entitled The Economic Product Of Thev Malay Peninsula states that C. humboldtii Schott (C. argyrites, Lem) is widely sold in Chinese herbal shops. All parts of the liliput taro plant are poisonous when consumed, causing inflammation of the mouth and throat and stomach ache. Contact with plant sap can cause skin irritation.
Agroecology of Caladium humboldtii
Liliput caladiums grow well in shade or partial shade. Suitable soil conditions are moist soil with intensive watering.
Morphology of Caladium humboldtii

Thin, arrow-shaped leaves with dark green entire leaf margins with irregular white spots (length 10 - 14 cm, width 4 -7 cm). Leaves are borne on long stalks (length 10 - 25 cm) without stems.
This species does not produce flowers or fruit in cultivation.

Cultivation of Caladium humboldtii

Plant propagation is done by dividing the tuber.
Liliput caladium is a slow growing species that is easy to cultivate. The tuber should be planted at a depth of twice its height in potting soil that is well-drained and\u00a0kept moist. It grows best in a moist, moist environment. Watering should be sprayed regularly with NPK 8-8-8 fertilizer attacks by mealybugs, spider mites, and aphids, and is susceptible to bulb rot, leaf spot, and leaf burn. Leaf spot is a mild fungal disease that causes brown spots,\u00a0Infected leaves should be removed along the edges of leaves resulting from dehydration and excess sunlight or fertilizer.\u00a0

Caladium humboldtii, more details :

Chemical Content of Caladium humboldtii
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Benefits of Caladium humboldtii
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Simplisia of Caladium humboldtii

Another Facts for Caladium humboldtii :

Synonym of Caladium humboldtii
Podospadix humboldtii� Raf., Caladium argyrites� Lem., Caladium humboldtii� var.� myriostigma� (K.Koch) Engl., Caladium myriostigma� K.Koch, Caladium schillerianum� Stange
Habitus of Caladium humboldtii
Herb. � Annual herb, forms clumps, 35-45 cm high
Habitat of Caladium humboldtii