Alocasia longiloba

Alocasia longiloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.^[1] It is the namesake of a species complex.^[2] The complex has a widespread distribution; Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Yunnan in China, mainland Southeast Asia, and western and central Malesia.^[1]

Alocasia longiloba
Foliage
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Alocasia
Species:	A. longiloba
Binomial name
Alocasia longiloba Miq.
Synonyms[1]
List Alocasia amabilis W.Bull Alocasia argyrea Mast. Alocasia cochinchensis Pierre ex Engl. & K.Krause Alocasia curtisii N.E.Br. Alocasia cuspidata Engl. Alocasia denudata Engl. Alocasia eminens N.E.Br. Alocasia gibba André Alocasia gigantea Jacob-Makoy Alocasia grandis Clemenc. Alocasia intermedia H.Laurentius Alocasia korthalsii Schott Alocasia leoniae Engl. & K.Krause Alocasia longifolia Engl. & K.Krause Alocasia lowii Hook.f. Alocasia lucianii Pucci ex Rodigas Alocasia pucciana André Alocasia putzeysii N.E.Br. Alocasia singaporensis Linden Alocasia spectabilis Engl. & K.Krause Alocasia thibantiana Mast. Alocasia veitchii (Lindl.) Schott Alocasia watsoniana Sander Caladium lowii H.Low ex J.Dix Caladium veitchii Lindl.

In the houseplant trade, many of the former species that were subsumed into Alocasia longiloba are now considered types or varieties, these include 'argyrea', 'korthalsii', 'lowii', and 'watsoniana'.^[3] The placement and validity of such varieties, and of any potential hybrids and cultivars within the complex is unclear, including 'Jackrabbit' and 'Thibautians'.^[3][4] Similarly, a cross of Alocasia lowii with the kris plant Alocasia sanderiana produced Alocasia × mortfontanensis, which may or may not be the same as the well-known hybrid Alocasia × amazonica, the African mask, formed by crossing A. sanderiana and Alocasia watsoniana, with the only certain parent in either cross being A. sanderiana.^[5]