The beautiful, almost black, velvety Alocasia reginula A.Hay is a tuberous, herbaceous species. Dark, almost black leaves, with brilliant silvery-white veins w reddish patches on the abaxial side. Pale petioles with ocassional spots.
The cultivar of this plant is sold as Alocasia reginula 'Black velvet'.
Genus name comes from the Greek words a meaning without and Colocasia the name of a closely allied genus, from which it was separated.
Alocasia reginula 'Black velvet'
Name: Alocasia reginula A.Hay
Type: Bulb
Form: Hemicryptophytes
Family: Araceae
Native Range: Borneo (Sarawak), not confirmed
Zone: 13
Habitat: Tropical forests, thickets.
Height: 30cm
Spread: 30cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : kew-6823; IPNI plant ID : 1006568-1; Tropicos ID : 50312879; NCBI taxonomy ID : 1132803; Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID : 5329895; Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1097558; WCSPF ID : 6823; Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006568-1; IRMNG ID : 10857184; iNaturalist taxon ID : 523772; World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000949938