ALOCASIA 'Black Velvet'

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ALOCASIA 'Black Velvet';

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Araceae For ID : 190814 : AK-52 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).

Seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai during Feb,2012.

Philodendron?

To the best of my knowledge, this is Alocasia amazonica 'Black Magic'

Thanks for the id.

On searching, it looks more like Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet'.

Please check the link.....

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53935/#b

References:

Learn2grow Dave’sGarden

Comments

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