Alocasia sinuata

Alocasia sinuata is a compact, self-heading jewel Alocasia native to the Philippines, particularly the islands of Leyte, Mindanao, and Palawan. It grows in the understory of humid tropical forests under warm, shaded conditions. Its leaves are thick, coriaceous, and deeply quilted (bullate), with a glossy, metallic dark green sheen. It forms a neat rosette from a basal corm and has wavy, sinuate margins.

Native range

Philippines (Leyte, Mindanao, Palawan)

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Compact, self-heading, corm-forming

Morphology

Leaf shape

SagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards. to ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base., deeply bullate

Leaf length

12-20cm

Leaf width

8-12cm

Petiole colour

Pale green

Venation

Quilted, dark primary veins

Texture

Thick, leathery (coriaceous), very glossy

Variegation

None

Growth habit

Rosette, terrestrialA plant that grows directly in the ground, rooting in soil rather than climbing trees or rocks.