Alocasia sp. 'Kris Green'

Alocasia sp. 'Kris Green' is a compact trade-named species still awaiting formal botanical identification, distinguished by narrow, glossy, lance-shaped leaves held on slender upright petioles. Unlike the sprawling, arrow-leaved Alocasia species more commonly grown, its foliage stays tight and strap-like, giving it an almost grass-like silhouette in a genus known for broad leaves. It circulates in the trade under the informal 'Kris Green' name pending further taxonomic work, and its compact size makes it a practical choice for growers without room for the genus's larger species.

Native range

Southeast Asia; undetermined species maintained under an informal trade name

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Clumping rosette

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip., strap-like

Leaf length

15-22 cm

Leaf width

4-7 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

Parallel, subtle

Texture

Glossy

Variegation

N/A

Growth habit

Clumping rosette from a basal corm