Alocasia brancifolia
A small-to-medium New Guinea Alocasia whose leaves are deeply cut into branching lobes, unlike any other species in the genus, on petioles striped like those of A. zebrina. It grows on the floor of hot, wet lowland rainforest, so it needs steady warmth, bright shade and high humidity all year. The cultivar 'Pink Passion' has pink rather than brown petiole markings.
Where it grows wild
Terrestrial in the understory of lowland tropical rainforest, including tall primary forest 30–35 m high and disturbed forest along trails. Herbarium labels describe stems 1–1.5 m tall.
Most records are from near sea level to about 200 m, with one living collection at about 1,000 m. A few iNaturalist records near Sorong show 3,700–4,000 m, which are GPS altitude errors for lowland sites.
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