Alocasia Species, Jewel Alocasia, Black Magic Alocasia, Elephant's Ear

Per Irene Ngoo at Min's Garden @tropicaljungle in Singapore:
"This smouldering beauty in my Jewel collection looks pretty cool to ...Read Moreme than the hot number it’s been touted to be. Its very name suggests that it’s too hot to handle. But so far, mine has not flashed its true firery colour yet. The reddest leaf (as seen in this photo) is more of a shimmering plum colour, with just a hint of glow when viewed in certain light. Apparently, the leaves seem to have a firey red sheen that appears, then disappears if you move slightly. It is as though a fire is burning within the plant, a fire that you can see only if you look at the plant in just the right way."