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Alocasia baginda

Alocasia baginda is a tropical aroid from the rainforests of Kalimantan, Borneo, grown mainly for its large, sculptural leaves. Keep it warm, humid and out of direct sun, and water it when the top of the soil starts to dry.

Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Light: Bright indirect, Part shade
Water: Water when the top few centimetres of soil start to dry, and avoid soggy conditions.
Soil: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with peat or coco and perlite or bark.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Like other Alocasia species, the leaves and stems contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause burning and swelling of the mouth and throat if chewed.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: Borneo (Kalimantan)
Climate: wet tropical

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Alocasia baginda is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Kalimantan, Indonesia. As a houseplant it is rare in commerce, with the unimproved species, and the cultivars 'Dragonscale', 'Green Dragon' and 'Silver Dragon'.

Other Alocasia plants

Alocasia azlanii · Alocasia brancifolia · Cunjevoi · Chinese taro · Alocasia fornicata · Alocasia heterophylla · Alocasia infernalis · Alocasia lauterbachiana · Alocasia longiloba · Giant taro · Alocasia melo · Alocasia nebula

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alocasia baginda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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