Alocasia lauterbachiana Variegated

Sold under the generic 'Variegated' label rather than a specific colour name, typical of a species where distinct Albo/Aurea forms are still being separated out by growers. Alocasia lauterbachiana Variegated shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Alocasia lauterbachiana (long, narrow sword-like leaves on self-heading, upright growth), with cream-white marbled variegation across the narrow sword-shaped leaf without a strong colour bias toward albo or aurea.

Native range

Variegated colour-break cultivar of Alocasia lauterbachiana, Northern New Guinea to the Bismarck Archipelago

Classification

Genus

Alocasia

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Self-heading, upright terrestrial

Form of

Alocasia lauterbachiana

Morphology

Leaf shape

Long, narrow sword-like

Leaf length

20-40 cm

Leaf width

5-10 cm

Petiole colour

Green with reddish-purple blush, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

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

Texture

Corrugated, leathery

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. cream-white marbled variegation, not sorted into a single named colour break

Growth habit

Self-heading, upright