hi all just joined forum have loads plant but i am struggling to identify this
alocasia variegated , even shop were i purchased this did not no the type
just labelled as alocasia variegated
its around 5ft tall and i have just re potted all the roots were hanging out of the bottom of the pot
cant find anything like this variegated to compare
any help would be great
thankyou

@gina1960

Hi lobley, to the site!

With the purple lighting it's difficult for my old eyes to adjust but here are our database entries for a couple of possibilities:
Variegated Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia macrorrhizos 'Variegata')
Elephant's Ear (Alocasia gageana 'Albo-variegata')

It's neither of those.
This looks like the variegated form of alocasia odora 'Indian'

The

Alocasia in the lower right foreground is the non-variegated form

Hi thanks for reply's I did think the leafs matched the adora but never. Seen a variegated one
How rare is this plant
Just waiting for plant to reproduce now thank you all

Looks like Alocasia cucullata
The yellow variegated are more common, readily available in my country. The white variegated and mint form rarely appear in market and they are usually very expensive.
image below is from : https://tata-nursery.com/aloca...

This is much larger growing than Culcullata. Leaves are much broader and gets a lot taller and has a bigger trunk at maturity. I had to have mine identified by an Alocasia breeder here in the US who was instrumental in bringing it to the US over 20 years ago. Its still quite rare, never really 'took off' here. Its common in India and China

Hi what did he identify yours as
Thank you
I'm still unsure what this is

I think yours is Odora 'Indian'. Which is what mine was identified as. Here is a side by side You can decide for yourself.

This is A. Culcullata. It has a distinct 'point'. This plant is about 10 years old. The veining is simple, and the leaf blade between the veins is smooth. The trunk, even at this age, is thin. There is a hunting arrow shaft for comparison. I can circle this with my hand and still fit 2-3 more trunks in







This is A. Odora Indian. The leaves can be variable. More elongate or more chordate. The thin tip is much less pronounced. The leaf blade is quite a bit larger, and the space between the veining is puckered not smooth. It's also much larger. One trunk of a much younger plant would equal about 6 trunks of culcullata bunched together.







So you can compare and decide for yourself

hi thankyou very much does match the Odora Indian
its a perfect match of the unvariegated leaf's , looks darker indoors compared to yours outside
it seem to be getting bigger every day
what price would this be, just curious i did not over pay

cant find another alocasia odora indian variegated any were

but thankyou again you and others have been a great help ,just hope it does not out grow my room

I got mine at a farmers market from a seller who had no idea what it was. He has been growing Irvin his yard for almost 2 decades. I paid $12 usd. I've never seen a variegated one so have no idea but I'm sure people would try and overcharge for it given the popularity of aroids right now

just hope the variegation carries to the baby's if i get any

will update as it grows thankyou

Its difficult to tell if it will. The fact that only the innermost leaves have petioles that are variegated suggests that the mutation may not be present through all the cell layers of the meristem.
Many times with variegated alocasia, there will be a mix of all green offsets and variegated offsets. You will just have to wait and see

here is a picture of bottom stem seems to be carrying the variegation

Yes that looks very promising!

Description. NEW! to the UK a variegated form of alocasia wentii, it still has the dark purple underside to the leaf but the top is covered in an amazing variety of marbled grey & white splashes

I'm leaning towards this now darker green leafs and also marbled grey
also ting of purple under leaf's

I'm not seeing the same purple under the leaves of yours, but Gina would know more than me (I am curious of her thoughts).

i don't think my purple grow lights are helping here

new leaf on way from middle so hope its like the white one