Alocasia Accuminata Albo

Alocasia acuminata Albo. A bright-green arrow-leaf species from the Himalayan foothills — slender blades tapering to a fine point — here broken with creamy-white albo variegation.

The species

Alocasia acuminata is a terrestrial species ranging from Nepal and north-east India through northern Thailand and south-west China, growing in moist evergreen forest. Described in 1859, it is close to longiloba but readily told apart by its bright, clean green blades, plain green petioles, and its habit of carrying several leaves at once. The blade is narrowly hastate-sagittate — a slender arrow tapering to the fine point the name 'acuminata' refers to.

The albo is true white sectoring — irregular creamy-white marbling and splashes over the bright green, different on every leaf. Because white tissue carries no chlorophyll, those sectors are more delicate: slower to harden, quicker to brown, and unforgiving of overwatering.

This specimen

• Stage: [juvenile / sub-mature]
• Leaves: [n]
• Pot: [Xcm]
• Variegation: [describe this plant's current albo — which leaves, sector size]
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect, and generous — the green carries the plant. Direct sun scorches the white sectors.
• Water: Evenly moist, never soggy. Let the top of the mix dry slightly before watering; rot-prone with wet feet, and the albo compounds it.
• Humidity: 60%+. White sectors and leaf edges brown fast in dry air.
• Mix: Chunky, well-draining aroid mix — airy at the roots.
• Warmth: 18–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Rhizomatous and steady — it tends to hold several leaves at once rather than racing upward.

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