ALOCASIA ODORA
SYNONYMS:
HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS: Arum odorum, Caladium odoratum, Caladium odorum, Colocasia odora
HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS: Alocasia commutata, Alocasia subodorata, Alocasia tonkinensis, Arum odoratum, Caladium odoratissimum, Colocasia odora var. rubra, Colocasia odora var. viridis
ACCEPTED INFRASPECIFICS: N/A
DISTRIBUTION: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
CLIMATE: Tropical humid climate
Humidity is moderate throughout the year, ranging from 60% to 70%
Temperature is varies between the seasons - within the range of 48°F/9°C to 88°F/31°C during the day. Minimum temperatures never dip below 45°F/7°C
Rainy and humid season (October to May) and a dry season between June and October. The average annual rainfall is 1,200 mm
ECOLOGY:
SPECIES DESCRIPTION:
INFLORESCENCE:
VARIEGATED FORMS: WHITE (Alocasia odora ‘Okinawa Silver’), YELLOW (Alocasia odora ‘California’)
ETYMOLOGY:
NOTES:
1. Steve Lucas reported in April 2009 that a single small Alocasia odora he was given in 1996 multiplied until plants had to be dug up and discarded every summer; about ten large plants were given away the previous summer, and as many were discarded. In his experience Alocasia odora plants grow like weeds if kept humid and somewhat damp, and plants that lay over on the ground grew 2 meters sideways with new plants coming up along the way.³
CULTIVARS:Alocasia odora ‘Blue’, Alocasia odora ‘California’, Alocasia odora ‘Indian’/A. ‘Architexture’, Alocasia odora ‘Okinawa Silver’
HYBRIDS:
Alocasia ‘Blue Blush Odora’(Alocasia odora ‘Blue’x Alocasia odora)
Alocasia ‘Brisbane Blue’ (Alocasia brisbanensisxAlocasia odora ‘Blue / Azurea')
Alocasia ‘Calidora’ (Alocasia odora ‘California’x Alocasia odora)
Alocasia ‘Conspicua’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia longiloba)
Alocasia ‘Copper Latte’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia cuprea)
Alocasia ‘‘Corrugate Shield’ / ‘Odoralba’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia alba)
Alocasia ‘Dark Star’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia ‘Imperial Giant’)
Alocasia ‘Emerald Shield’ (Alocasia odora ‘California’x Alocasia alba)
Alocasia ‘Giant Shield’ / ‘Novodora’(Alocasia odora xAlocasia macrorrhizos)
Alocasia ‘Great Humongous’ (Alocasia odora x Alocasia ‘Imperial Dark’)
Alocasia ‘Grim Reaper’(Mutant of Alocasia ‘Regal Shields’: Alocasia odora x Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’)
Alocasia ‘Imperial Red’ (Alocasia odora x Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Pink Petiole’)
Alocasia ‘Low Rider’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia portei)
Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia ‘Amazonica’)
Alocasia ‘Maroon Shield’ / ‘Cupreodora’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia cuprea)
Alocasia ‘Microdora’(Alocasia odora ‘California’x Alocasia odora)
Alocasia ‘Pixie’s Teardrops’ (Alocasia odora x Alocasia odora ‘California’)
Alocasia ‘Regal Shields / ‘Reginora’(Alocasia reginulax Alocasia odora)
Alocasia ‘Robudora’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia robusta)
Alocasia ‘Sanderidora’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia sanderiana)
Alocaisa ‘Saridora’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia ‘Sarian’)
Alocasia ‘Subodora’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia ‘Argyrea’)
Alocasia ‘Porteana’ (Alocasia odora ‘California’ x Alocasia portei)
Alocasia ‘Thunder Waves’ / ‘Portora’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia portei)
Alocasia ‘Tiny Dancers’(Alocasia brisbanensisx Alocasia odora)
Alocasia ‘Tyrion’(Alocasia odora x Alocasia portei - dwarf mutation of Alocasia ‘Portora’)
Alocasia ‘Uhinkii’(Alocasia odora xAlocasia cuprea (the same cross as Alocasia ‘Copper Latte’and Alocasia ‘Maroon Shield’))
Alocasia ‘Victory’(Alocasia odora xAlocasia ‘Uhinkii’)
Alocasia ‘Watson’s Giant’ (Alocasia odora xAlocasia longiloba ‘Watsoniana’)
Alocasia ‘Zulu Mask’(Alocasia odorax Alocasia longiloba)
