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Lasia
Lasia is a small genus of flowering plants in the arum family (Araceae) comprising two accepted species: Lasia spinosa and Lasia concinna. The genus was long considered monotypic until the rediscovery of L. concinna in 1997 in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, where it was being cultivated for its edible young leaves. Both species are native to humid tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and New Guinea, with L. spinosa having the broader distribution across South and Southeast Asia.