ALOCASIA ‘IMPERIAL KNIGHT’

Alocasia ‘Imperial Dark’ x Alocasia portei

PARENTAGE: Alocasia ‘Imperial Dark’ x Alocasia portei (the pollen parent was an unnamed plant LariAnn Garner called the “brown sinuata”, with dark brownish petioles and a wash of brown on the leaf undersides; a Facebook post described it as a brown portei-like plant. Her ‘Imperial Dark’ is ‘Imperial Giant’ x a black-petioled Alocasia macrorrhizos)

SYNONYMS: N/A

HYBRIDIZER: LariAnn Garner (Aroidia Research) - circa 2012

VARIEGATION: N/A

DESCRIPTION: “Alocasia ‘Imperial Knight’ is a cross of Alocasia ‘Imperial Dark’ and an unnamed Alocasia I had been calling the "brown sinuata" (also referred to as a brown portei like plant on a Facebook post), having leaves with dark brownish petioles and blades with a wash of brown color on the undersides. Several seedlings from this cross came out all dark, with nearly black leaf undersides and petioles.”