Alocasia odora

(Roxb. 1832) K. Koch 1854

One of the biggest Alocasias. The mature plant is about 3.5 m tall.
It is often mistaken as A. macrorhiza which has not peltate leaves and different inflorescence.

These photos were taken in a Palm House in Zielona Góra.	The inflorescence is about 20 cm tall, so you can imagine the size of the leaves.
The flowers are hidden in the lower, green part of the spathe.

A plant blooming at home. Photos (1-2) © Bernat Garrigós.
Close ups of an infolrescence. Palm House in Zielona Góra.

Link to The IAS: A. odora Link to Krzysztof Kozminski's page on A. odora See an adult plant in Richard Mansell's homepage

page created on 2002-02-20 last modified on 2006-03-30