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CategoryHouseplant
GenusAlocasia
FamilyAraceae
About the species
Alocasia 'Lukiwan'
A hybrid (Alocasia alba × Alocasia sinuata) made by the Indonesian grower Wawan Santoso at Chong Lee Nursery in Malaysia, where he worked from 2001 to 2016. The name combines his wife's name (Luki Ani) and his own (Wawan). Its compact, stiff, thick leaves are strongly bullate (the tissue between the veins is raised and puckered) and glossy with a subtle metallic sheen. More common in Malaysia; rarely offered in Europe.
- Native distribution
- Cultivated hybrid (Chong Lee nursery, Malaysia).
- Height / growth form
- Compact, about 60 cm; rigid, thick, strongly convex, glossy leaves with a fine metallic sheen.
Care summary
Alocasia 'Lukiwan'
Watermediumgeneral genus data
Lightfull sunHumidityhighgeneral genus data
Min. temperature18 °Cgeneral genus dataNo dormancy · general genus dataDifficulty: ●●●○○ · general genus data⚠ May be toxic
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Alocasia tip: It often drops leaves in winter – that is rest, not death; water less then.
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