Alocasia portei is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Luzon in the Philippines.[1] With Alocasia odora it is the pollen parent of the large landscaping plant Alocasia × portora.[2]
Alocasia portei is a massive, thick-stemmed plant with a base that thickens even more with age. It can reach a height of 6 meters (236.22 inches) and sometimes 10 meters (393.701 inches) in ideal environments. It is a green evergreen plant that grows ideally in tropical forests. Matured plants have a leathery texture.
Foliage
The leaves of Alocasia portei typically grow only one on each stem. They can measure to be 1.5 meters (4.92126 feet) or longer. Leaves are dark green in colour but the veins are light in colour and therefore stand out. The petioles are dark brown in colour.
Flowers
Inflorescences grow from the center of the crown of leaves, on stalks up to 30 centimetres (11.811 inches) in length. The spaths are longer than the spadixes and measure up to 40 centimetres (15.748 inches) long and are green or dark brownish-green.
Spadixes are put into two groups, the male zone and the female zone. Male zone spadixes are about 8 centimetres (3.15 inches) long and are whiteish while female zone spadixes are about 4 centimetres (1.575 inches) long and white coloured.
Fruit
The fruit of Alocasia portei are oval and grows all over a stalk about 10 centimetres (3.937 inches) long. Unfortunately, there is limited information about the colour of the fruit as Alocasia portei is more valued as an ornamental plant.
Alocasia portei is valued as an ornamental plant in homes due to its striking leaf shape uncommon to other Alocasia species, which have heart or arrow-shaped leaves.