Alocasia Species, Elephant Ear

Some sources indicate Alocasia tigrina is a species name and display it in italics, but according to aroid botanist Pete Boyce in Singapo...Read Morere, "The name Alocasia tigrina does not exist. It has been applied to Alocasia zebrina in the trade for the clone with the very well-marked petioles. Alocasia zebrina is endemic to the Philippines and restricted to the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Biliran and Alabat. It is easily distinguished from all other Philippine Alocasia species by the rather narrowly sagittate leaves with striped petioles and rather long acute posterior lobes bearing lamina to the sinus but not or only very narrowly peltate." A sagittate leaf is one that is arrow shaped. Peltate refers to the position the petiole is attached to the leaf blade near the center of the blade.

Alocasia is almost certainly a natural variation of Alocasia zebrina since the spathe and spadix are a match.

Grows best in high light with little direct sun. Will grow reasonably well in 80% shade. Protect from freezing temperatures. Will go dor...Read Moremant in less than 45 degrees.

I bought this in Bradenton Florida and it wasn't happy where I planted it but I dug it up and brought it to the Florida Keys and it has a...Read More new leaf sprouting....it seams to like plenty of water and little sun

Nice looking plant with shiny, upright leaves and ornamentally striped petioles (like a zebra). Unknown country of origin.