Scientific Name:
Alocasia
'Amazonica'
Pronunciation:
al-oh-KAY-zee-uh
Common Name:
African mask
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, ovate-oblong, apex acute, base hastate-sagittate (arrowhead shaped), 20-40cm long x 10-20cm wide, succulent, glossy dark green, prominent whitish to silvery-green midrib and major veins, margin slightly lobed and wavy.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China, South Asia / India (A. longiloba x A. sanderiana)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant, Waterside planting
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include A. 'Polly' (compact). Compare to A. 'Sarian' (A. zebrina x A. micholitziana).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Bronze
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Hastate, Peltate, Sagittate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Sinuate, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
White, Green
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Tuberous roots
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Low
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale insects
