ALOCASIA ‘DARK BUTTERFLY’
Alocasia cuprea x Alocasia sanderiana
PARENTAGE: Alocasia cuprea x Alocasia sanderiana
SYNONYMS: N/A
HYBRIDIZER: Hybridized in March 2024 by Esther ‘Songqin’ Wen of Brighten Floriculture in Guangzhou, China
Shown here is the infructescence of Alocasia cuprea that Esther Wen used to create Alocasia ‘Dark Butterfly’
VARIEGATION: N/A
DESCRIPTION: While this is the same cross of Alocasia ‘Chantrierii’, it is differentiated by deeply sagittate leaves, a deep sinus with prominent wide angled lobes (hence the butterfly moniker), and a flat leaf surface. The leaves are dark green with undulate margins, silver veins and purplish-red abaxials.
INFLORESCENCE: N/A
Photos by Esther Wen
