Alocasia longiloba

Alocasia longiloba is a terrestrial aroid native to the humid tropical forests of Southern China and Western and Central Malesia. It thrives in shaded, moist sites, typically growing in rich, organic soil. This species is characterized by its upright and arching petioles and elongated, sagittate to hastate leaves with prominent pale venation and an acute sinus. Alocasia longiloba is a terrestrial plant with no climbing stem, arising from a fibrous corm-like base.

Native range

S. China to W. & Central Malesia

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Terrestrial, self-heading

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongated sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards. to hastateSpearhead-shaped leaves, with basal lobes pointing outward at right angles rather than downward. with narrow posterior lobes

Leaf length

Varies, typically long

Leaf width

Varies, typically narrow

Petiole colour

Green (inferred from illustration)

Venation

Prominent pale venation

Texture

Slightly metallic on adaxial surface

Variegation

None

Growth habit

TerrestrialA plant that grows directly in the ground, rooting in soil rather than climbing trees or rocks., self-heading, no climbing stem