Alocasia melo Albo

Alocasia melo Albo shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Alocasia melo (broadly ovate to peltate, deeply rugose leaves on basal rosette from corm growth), with irregular crisp white sectors across the thick, rugose brain-like leaf surface, the deep sunken venation still visible through the white tissue.

Native range

Albo colour-break cultivar of Alocasia melo, Borneo (Sabah)

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Compact, self-heading

Form of

Alocasia melo

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broadly ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base. to peltate, deeply rugose

Leaf length

15-22cm

Leaf width

12-18cm

Petiole colour

Greyish green, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Deeply sunken primary and secondary veins

Texture

Extremely thick, stiff, rough, leather-like

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. white sectoral variegation over an already deeply rugose leaf surface

Growth habit

Basal rosette from corm