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Alocasia

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'Bambino' cultivar

Narrow dark arrow leaves with pale veins and a compact, tidy habit.

'Portora' hybrid

Huge upright green leaves, often with slightly ruffled or sculptural edges and a bold tropical silhouette.

Native to Borneo (Brunei)

Thick textured shield-like leaves; base species is variable and includes forms selected for scale-like venation.

baginda 'Dragon Scale' cultivar

Silver-green to green thick leaves with dark recessed veins and a raised dragon-scale texture.

baginda 'Silver Dragon' cultivar

Pale silver-green shield leaves with dark veins, thick texture and a sculpted scale-like surface.

Rounded heart-shaped glossy green leaves on upright petioles; softer and less angular than many collector Alocasias.

Thick, metallic, peltate to shield-like leaves with copper, green, red or purple tones depending on clone and light.

cuprea 'Red Secret' cultivar

Metallic red to copper shield-shaped leaves with darker veins and a glossy, almost lacquered surface.

Green heart-shaped leaves on upright petioles; smaller and bushier than giant elephant ears.

Very dark glossy to metallic black-purple leaves on a compact jewel Alocasia.

lauterbachiana

Long narrow upright leaves with scalloped edges and purple-toned undersides/petioles.

Arrow-shaped leaves with elongated lobes, variable dark/light patterning and often contrasting veins.

longiloba 'Watsoniana' collector_form

Dark green to almost black arrow leaves with pale veins and elongated lobes; appearance varies by clone.

Huge glossy green upright leaves on thick petioles; mature plants can become very large.

macrorrhizos 'Stingray' cultivar

Green leaves with rounded wings and a long narrow tail-like tip resembling a stingray.

macrorrhizos 'Variegata' cultivar

Large green leaves with white to cream marbling or sectoral variegation; variegated tissue is more scorch-prone.

Very thick, matte, rough, almost stone-textured leaves with blue-green to grey-green colouring.

micholitziana

Velvety arrow-shaped green leaves with pale veins; mature leaves are longer and more sagittate than juvenile leaves.

micholitziana 'Frydek Variegata' cultivar

Velvety arrow-shaped leaves with white to cream sectoral or marbled variegation and pale veins.

micholitziana 'Frydek' cultivar

Dark velvety green arrow leaves with bright white to silvery veins; petioles are upright and often flushed green.

Textured grey-green to smoky leaves with darker venation and a cloudy, metallic look.

Large glossy green heart to shield-shaped leaves held upright on sturdy petioles.

odora 'Batik' cultivar

Large green leaves with cream to pale yellow mottled/marbled variegation reminiscent of batik fabric.

Very large divided/lobed green leaves with dramatic cut margins on tall petioles.

Small dark, near-black velvety leaves with bold pale veins and a thick, slightly leathery texture.

reginula 'Black Velvet Pink' collector_form

Native to Cultivated variegated form of Alocasia reginula

Compact leaves with silvery-grey areas and darker green veins, giving a reversed vein/blade contrast.

Glossy dark arrow-shaped leaves with white veins and deeply scalloped/lobed margins.

sanderiana 'Nobilis' trade_name

Native to Philippines

Narrow, elongated, dark green lance to arrow-shaped leaves with a sleek, sculptural look.

Glossy green, puckered/quilted leaves with wavy margins and compact proportions.

Deeply lobed green leaves with dark veins, textured surfaces and antler-like margins on patterned petioles.

tandurusa 'Jacklyn' cultivar

Jagged, deeply lobed green leaves with dark central veins, textured surface and patterned petioles.

Large green shield-shaped leaves with purple to bronze undersides on sturdy petioles.

Green arrow/shield leaves held on tall petioles with distinctive zebra-like striping.

× amazonica hybrid

Dark glossy arrow leaves with pale veins and scalloped margins.

× amazonica 'Polly' hybrid

Dark glossy arrow leaves, pale veins, scalloped edges and compact proportions.