Accession Data

Alocasia melo

Common Name: Rugose Jewel Alocasia

Family: Araceae

Country of Origin: Borneo

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession #: 201100272

Accession Date: 2011-10-19 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1204

Quantity: 1

Source: Black Jungle

Provenance: received from Black Jungle as "A. rugosa"

Culture: Will not survive being waterlogged, needs quickly draining media and to dry in between watering. Prefers low light levels.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Alismatales

Family: Araceae

SubFamily: Aroideae

Tribe: Colocasieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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2013
2012

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 06, 2018.
  2. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 06, 2018.

Images

Alocasia  melo