Alocasia 'Tiny Dancer'

Tiny Dancer is a compact Alocasia hybrid with narrow, elegantly undulating leaves on slender petioles, giving the plant a delicate, dancing silhouette quite different from the broad-leaved shield forms common in the genus. Its exact hybrid parentage is not formally documented, but its small mature size and manageable care needs have made it a popular choice for collectors without space for larger Alocasia species.

Native range

Horticultural hybrid, believed to involve Alocasia sarawakensis or similar narrow-leaved species.

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Hybrid

Growth habit

Upright rosette from a corm

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow, elongated, with a gently undulating margin

Leaf length

15-25 cm

Leaf width

6-10 cm

Petiole colour

Green, slender

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein., understated

Texture

Semi-glossy

Variegation

None

Growth habit

Upright rosette from a basal corm