Homalomena wallisii
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Homalomena wallisii is a species of flowering plant in the Araceae
Araceae
Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially...

 family from Venezuela. It reaches about 6"(15 cm) in height but with a much wider spread. The leaf
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....

 blades are elliptic to ovate-oblong in shape about 5 - 8" (13 - 20 cm) in length, on rather short stalks, arching or recurving, bright-green in colour with a markings of a marbled yellow. It can be confused with the rather similar Aglaonema
Aglaonema
Aglaonema is a genus of about 40 species of foliage plants in the family Araceae, native to the tropical swamps and rainforests of southeastern Asia, from Bangladesh east to the Philippines, and north to southern China. No common name is widely used, though they are sometimes called "Chinese...

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Synonyms : Adelonema, Chamaecladon, Diandriella
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