Alocasia gageana 'Aurea'

Aurea is a yellow-gold colour form of Alocasia gageana, replacing the wild-type species' dark green foliage with a warm, near-uniform golden tone. Because the golden leaves carry noticeably less chlorophyll than the green species, growth is slower and light requirements are higher, but the resulting colour is one of the more distinctive golden foliage forms in the genus.

Native range

Cultivated golden colour-form selection of Alocasia gageana.

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Clumping rosette from a corm

Form of

Alocasia gageana

Morphology

Leaf shape

Narrow ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base. to lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip.

Leaf length

15-25 cm

Leaf width

6-12 cm

Petiole colour

Yellow-green

Venation

Understated, blending into the golden blade

Texture

Glossy

Variegation

Near-uniform golden-yellow colouration replacing the species' typical dark green; an aureaVariegation featuring yellow, gold, or lime-coloured patches.-type colour form rather than sectoral variegation

Growth habit

Clumping rosette from a basal corm