Status:
valid
Authors:
A.Hay
Source:
wcs
Year:
1998
Citation Micro:
Gard. Bull. Singapore 50: 281 (1998)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000950321
Common Names
- Venusta Alocasia
- Venusta Alo
- Alocasia venusta
Uses & Benefits
Alocasia venusta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Alocasia venusta has large, green, heart-shaped leaves with white veins. The seed is a small, black, round seed. The seedlings are small, green and have a single leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Alocasia venusta can be propagated by division or by seed. To divide, carefully remove the plant from its pot and separate the rhizomes. Replant the divisions in a well-draining potting mix. To propagate by seed, sow the seeds in a well-draining potting mix and keep the soil moist. Place the pot in a warm, bright spot and the seedlings should emerge in a few weeks.
Where to Find Alocasia venusta
Alocasia venusta is native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
Species in the Alocasia genus
Alocasia megawatiae,
Alocasia chaii,
Alocasia infernalis,
Alocasia nycteris,
Alocasia hypoleuca,
Alocasia jiewhoei,
Alocasia baginda,
Alocasia acuminata,
Alocasia aequiloba,
Alocasia alba,
Alocasia arifolia,
Alocasia atropurpurea,
Alocasia augustiana,
Alocasia balgooyi,
Alocasia beccarii,
Alocasia boa,
Alocasia boyceana,
Alocasia brancifolia,
Alocasia brisbanensis,
Alocasia cadieri,
Alocasia celebica,
Alocasia clypeolata,
Alocasia cucullata,
Alocasia culionensis,
Alocasia cuprea,
Alocasia decipiens,
Alocasia decumbens,
Alocasia devansayana,
Alocasia fallax,
Alocasia flabellifera,
Alocasia flemingiana,
Alocasia fornicata,
Alocasia grata,
Alocasia hainanica,
Alocasia heterophylla,
Alocasia hollrungii,
Alocasia inornata,
Alocasia kerinciensis,
Alocasia lancifolia,
Alocasia lauterbachiana,
Alocasia lecomtei,
Alocasia longiloba,
Alocasia macrorrhizos,
Alocasia maquilingensis,
Alocasia melo,
Alocasia micholitziana,
Alocasia minuscula,
Alocasia monticola,
Alocasia navicularis,
Alocasia nebula,
Species in the Araceae family
Adelonema erythropus,
Adelonema allenii,
Adelonema crinipes,
Adelonema hammelii,
Adelonema kvistii,
Adelonema mofflerianum,
Adelonema orientale,
Adelonema pallidinervium,
Adelonema panamense,
Adelonema peltatum,
Adelonema picturatum,
Adelonema roezlii,
Adelonema speariae,
Adelonema wallisii,
Adelonema wendlandii,
Adelonema yanamonoense,
Aglaodorum griffithii,
Aglaonema brevispathum,
Aglaonema chermsiriwattanae,
Aglaonema cochinchinense,
Aglaonema commutatum,
Aglaonema cordifolium,
Aglaonema costatum,
Aglaonema densinervium,
Aglaonema flemingianum,
Aglaonema hookerianum,
Aglaonema marantifolium,
Aglaonema modestum,
Aglaonema nebulosum,
Aglaonema nitidum,
Aglaonema ovatum,
Aglaonema philippinense,
Aglaonema pictum,
Aglaonema pumilum,
Aglaonema rotunda,
Aglaonema simplex,
Aglaonema tricolor,
Aglaonema vittatum,
Aglaonema robeleynii,
Aglaonema birmanicum,
Aglaonema nicobaricum,
Aglaonema tassae,
Alloschemone inopinata,
Alloschemone occidentalis,
Alocasia megawatiae,
Alocasia chaii,
Alocasia infernalis,
Alocasia nycteris,
Alocasia hypoleuca,
Alocasia jiewhoei,