[Aroid-l] New Dark Alocasia

**L* G* <A*@worldnet.att.net>**

Fellow Aroiders,

I found this Alocasia at a mom n'pop nursery in south Florida; I had

gone there because they seemed to have a lot of Colocasias and

Alocasias. This plant stopped me in my tracks, and of course I got one

for my work at Aroidia. Has anyone ever seen this plant or know the

species? I'm confident it is not Alocasia plumbea Nigra, or the one

people are calling "Jurassic Dark", which is supposed to be a variety of

Alocasia plumbea Nigra.

I think that it is a chimeric variegant of Alocasia sarawakensis, based

on morphological similarities. Once I see it bloom, I will know for sure.

Here's the link:

http://aroidia.com/asarawdk.htm

Thanks!
LariAnn
Aroidia Research
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