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Alocasia wallichii
Wallich's Elephant Ear
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Alocasia wallichii Morphology
About Alocasia wallichii
Alocasia wallichii is a rare jewel Alocasia species native to the humid forests of Northeast India and neighboring regions. Its sagittate leaves have a matte, velvety dark olive-green to blackish upper surface with prominent, raised silver-white primary veins. The undersides are a glossy deep purple-maroon, supported by slender green petioles.
Native Range
Myanmar
Market Analysis
Alocasia wallichii Price Guide & Auction Value
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Before You Buy
Species-specific things to check when evaluating a listing
- Check both leaf surfaces: the upper side should be matte, velvety, dark olive-green to near-black with raised silver-white veins, and the underside glossy deep purple-maroon
- No recorded market price exists yet for this species. Treat any quoted price as the seller's own estimate
- Confirm the leaf shape is narrow and sagittate rather than broad, consistent with the described form
- As a slow-to-moderate growing tuberous species, be realistic about how long a small offset will take to establish
Raised Veins on a Near-Black Leaf
Wallichii comes from further west than most collector Alocasia (Northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar rather than the Bornean or Philippine forests that produce many of the genus's other rare species), and it carries a leaf that's easy to mistake for other dark-leaved jewel Alocasia at a glance. The details that separate it are the raised, silver-white primary veins standing proud of a matte, velvety, near-black blade, and a glossy deep purple-maroon underside. There's no recorded sale price for this species on the site yet, which reflects how rarely it actually turns up for sale rather than any doubt about its identity.
