ALOCASIA ‘UHINKII’
Alocasia cuprea x Alocasia odora
PARENTAGE: Alocasia cuprea x Alocasia odora (the reverse cross that LariAnn Garner used to create Alocasia ‘Maroon Shield’)
SYNONYMS: Alocasia ‘Uhinki’ - original name, used before Cultivar names were standardized, adding the double -ii suffix; also Alocasia ‘Whinki’ and Alocasia ‘Whinkii’
HYBRIDIZER: Chantrier Brothers - circa 1897
"The Chantrier brothers, horticulturists and nurserymen from Mortefontaine, by Plailly (Oise), presented in the various competitions open for greenhouse plants, lots that, under different reports, left nothing to be desired and that have excited the highest admiration of the visitors. We will find in the list of awards of the Exhibition the list of rewards that have been attributed to these exhibitors; we will limit ourselves here to citing some of the most remarkable plants they presented, among them is the Alocasia ‘Uhinki’, a new hybrid derived from the cross of Alocasia metallica (Alocasia cuprea) and Colocasia odora (Alocasia odora). The leaves, measuring 60 centimeters in length by 40 centimeters in width, are dark green on the upper surface and a violet brown underneath. According to the Chantrier brothers, this plant can be grown in the ground during the summer as well as the Alocasia ‘Conspicua’”
VARIEGATION: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Leaves are green adaxially and violet brown abaxially; 60 cm long by 40 cm wide, stems light green
INFLORESCENCE: N/A
