Caladium praetermissum

Caladium praetermissum, the Hilo beauty elephant ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.^[1] Known only from cultivation, it is thought to be native to the New World Tropics.^[2] It is a tuberous geophyte reaching 1 m (3 ft), valued for its patterned leaves.^[1] Prior to its scientific description in 2009, it was sold as Alocasia 'Hilo Beauty'.^[3] Collected in 1981 at the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg, its specific epithet praetermissum means "overlooked" or "forgotten".^[3] It is available from commercial suppliers.^[4]

Caladium praetermissum
At the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Caladium
Species:	C. praetermissum
Binomial name
Caladium praetermissum Bogner & Hett.