About the genus · Alocasia
Alocasia is a genus of rhizomatous or tuberous, broad-leaved, perennial, flowering plants from the family Araceae. There are about 90 accepted species native to tropical and subtropical Asia and eastern Australia. Around the world, many growers widely cultivate a range of hybrids and cultivars as ornamentals.
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Cultivation
Grouped as a tropical foliage plant, listed under the genus Alocasia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “subshrub”, “wet tropical”.
How this section is made
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Group. Listed under the genus Alocasia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “subshrub”, “wet tropical”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
Related
Other Alocasia 25 in the reference
Alocasia brisbanensis Cunjevoi Photo: CC BY, Andy McKay
Alocasia cucullata Chinese taro Photo: CC BY, 胡正恆(Jackson Hu)
Alocasia cuprea Giant caladium Photo: CC BY, Kai Squires
Alocasia fornicata Araceae Photo: CC BY, Ben Machado
Alocasia longiloba Araceae Photo: CC BY, pbsg
Alocasia macrorrhizos Giant taro Photo: CC BY, Greg III Espera all 26 ›Names & registers
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-21
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