ALOCASIA ODORA
SYNONYMS: A. commutata, A. subodorata, A. tonkinensis, Arum odoratum, Arum odorum, Caladium odoratissimum, Caladium odorum, Colocasia odora
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
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SPECIES DESCRIPTION:
INFLORESCENCE:
VARIEGATED FORMS: WHITE (Alocasia odora ‘Okinawa Silver’), YELLOW (Alocasia odora ‘California’)
ETYMOLOGY:
NOTES:
CULTIVARS: Alocasia odora ‘Blue’, Alocasia odora ‘California’, Alocasia odora ‘Indian’/A. ‘Architexture’, Alocasia odora ‘Okinawa Silver’
HYBRIDS: Alocasia ‘Brisbane Blue’ (A. brisbanensis x A. odora ‘Blue / Azurea'), Alocasia ‘Calidora’ (A. odora ‘California’ x A. odora), Alocasia ‘‘Corrugate Shield’ / ‘Odoralba’ (A. odora x A. alba), Alocasia ‘Giant Shield’ / ‘Novodora’ (A. odora x A. macrorrhizos), Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’ (A. odora (ovule) x A. ‘Amazonica’), Alocasia ‘Maroon Shield’ / ‘Cupreodora’ (A. odora (ovule) x A. cuprea (pollen)), Alocasia ‘Nyctedora’ (A. odora x A. nycteris), Alocasia ‘Regal Shields / ‘Reginora’ (A. reginula x A. odora), Alocasia ‘Robudora’ (A. odora x A. robusta), A. ‘Saridora’ (A. odora x A. ‘Sarian’), A. ‘Sanderidora’ (A. odora x A. sanderiana ‘Nobilis’), Alocasia Thunder Waves’ / ‘Portora’ (A. odora x A. portei), Alocasia ‘Victory’ (A. odora x A. wentii variegata), , Alocasia ‘Watson’s Giant’ (A. odora x A. longiloba ‘Watsoniana’)
