Alocasia Simpo

INTRODUCTION:

These are the ones which I had told myself which I would refrain from purchasing and I had regrettable gotten it without any peer pressure. I really not sure why I had suddenly fallen in love with Alocasia - something about it that intrigue me to get them, perhaps they are much more hardier in comparison to begonias and orchids.

And I guess like any trend and the craze the builds up the bubble which later burst in a horrendous price crashes down - I got caught in between with the trend frenzy.

CHARACTERISTICS:

Again - Unlike most Jewel Alocasia - this one is devoid from all the unique characteristics. It does have a humorous features though, perhaps a little imagination where one would see a hooded masked man with the dents for eyes (like features) 

These do have the faded dark green shades with a washed subtle tones. Alocasia Simpo can be easily mistaken for Alocasia Lukiwan or Alocasia Reversa as their young foliage features looks so similar.

Also it can be very similar if not for the soft texture of foliage which have another similarities with Alocasia scalprum.

This particular one however is very generous in it's foliage production and appear to be a robust grower in comparison to other Jewel types. The leaf structure can be a bit challenging to note as they change shape and formation when they mature.

This particular Alocasia is endemic to Indonesia  and may have some origin with the neighboring regions around Borneo & Philippines. Nothing much of any detailed information are found for me to say much about this particular one. It may me a species or a hybrid or perhaps I had misidentified and labelled it wrongly.

I'm suspecting that this one is very much endemic to Indonesia as "simpo" is a location is Southern Sulawesi, Indonesia. 

Only time or another expert identification can tell me what I'm exactly I'm dealing with.

Other matters concerning the Care & Cultivation Methods on Watering, Medium and Pruning

Do refer to the link below:
Introduction to Jewel Alocasia

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Different Types of Jewel Alocasia - Names & Images