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Alocasia reginae

Alocasia reginae
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Alocasia reginae is a Bornean aroid with dark, velvety leaves veined in silver, prized as a houseplant. It needs warm, humid, bright indirect light and consistently moist but well-drained soil.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist in the growing season and let the top few centimetres dry out before watering again; reduce in winter.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with peat or coir, perlite and bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: All parts 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
Climate
wet tropical

About

Alocasia reginae is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Borneo. Occasionally kept as a houseplant, there are cultivars available, including 'Miri' and 'Elaine'.

Other Alocasia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alocasia reginae 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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