Alocasia Jacklyn

PLANT INFO

The Alocasia Jacklyn is a large ornamental plant that originates from Southeast Asia, more specifically Indonesia. Even though it’s better known as the Alocasia Jacklyn, some refer to it as the Alocasia Tandurusa, but most agree that this plant to actually be a mutation of the Alocasia Portei from Sulawesi. The Alocasia Portei from Sulawesi is only mentioned in scientific literature though, so most growers tend to call their plants Alocasia Jacklyn or often refer to it as Alocasia Nycteris.

As you can imagine with a name like Alocasia Jacklyn, it’s not all that hard to see why this plant is a popular choice. The Jacklyn at first appears to be a quite ordinary Alocasia, but if you look closely you’ll notice that the leaves have these very beautiful and mesmerizing purple lines going through them.