Tropicals & Tender Perennials: How to ID elephant ears!!!, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
Alocasias!! Well this group has one main constant the leaves are thick. The lobes can be fused or not fused. If the leaves point upward it is most likely a Alocasia though this is not true for all the species just some. It may take sometime but once around them you get a look and a feel for what is what. Hopefully these small tips can help. Their are bends and some breaking to the rules but in most cases it should help. I will add some photos of alocasias and other EEs to help see the differences.

This is alocasia Sarian thick leaf tips point upward. Its easy to ID as alocasia.