Alocasia robusta
Giant Bornean Elephant Ear
UK price
£25 to £80
Estimate
Price by size
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About Alocasia robusta
Alocasia robusta, known as the Giant Bornean Elephant Ear, is a species endemic to the island of Borneo. It holds the record for producing the largest undivided leaves of any herbaceous plant in the world, with leaves occasionally reaching several meters in length in the wild. The leaves are peltate-sagittate, held strongly upright, with a chalky, glaucous, bluish-green matte surface, supported by very thick, fleshy green petioles.
Native range
Native to the tropical rainforest understories of Sarawak, Borneo.
Classification
- Genus
- Alocasia
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Upright, clumping, massive
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Peltate-sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards., massive
- Leaf length
- 100-200cm
- Leaf width
- 80-150cm
- Petiole colour
- Thick solid light green
- Venation
- Deeply grooved primary veins
- Texture
- Glaucous, matte, thick paper-like
- Variegation
- None
- Growth habit
- Upright clumping
Recent UK sales
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For sale in the UK
Before you buy
- Factor in eventual scale; this species holds the record for the largest undivided leaves of any herbaceous plant, and even a container specimen will need substantial space
- No recorded market price exists yet for this species. Treat any quoted price as the seller's own estimate
- Leaf surface should be chalky, glaucous, and matte blue-green rather than glossy; a shiny leaf suggests a different Alocasia
- Rated as difficult to grow; confirm you can provide 70%+ humidity and consistently warm conditions before committing to a plant this large