Alocasia scalprum Aurea

Trades at a broadly similar price to the Albo break of the same species, unusual among jewel Alocasia where Aurea forms are typically the scarcer of the two. Alocasia scalprum Aurea shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Alocasia scalprum (narrow sagittate to lanceolate leaves on compact, terrestrial, self-heading growth), with gold-yellow sectoral variegation across the quilted, metallic-textured lanceolate leaf.

Native range

Aurea colour-break cultivar of Alocasia scalprum, Philippines (Samar)

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Compact, terrestrial, self-heading

Form of

Alocasia scalprum

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards. to lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip.

Leaf length

20-40 cm

Leaf width

5-10 cm

Petiole colour

Dark purplish-burgundy, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Prominent, heavily bullate

Texture

Metallic, quilted, bullate

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. yellow-gold sectoral variegation

Growth habit

Compact, terrestrialA plant that grows directly in the ground, rooting in soil rather than climbing trees or rocks., self-heading