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title: "Anyone know what kind of alocasia this is? 🤔 Quite unusual"
description: "Anyone know what kind of alocasia this is? 🤔 Quite unusual"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Amy"
published: "2025-04-16T19:54:25.936367Z"
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# Anyone know what kind of alocasia this is? 🤔 Quite unusual

_Posted by Amy on 2025-04-16_

Anyone know what kind of alocasia this is? 🤔 Quite unusual

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## 3 comments

### Mullein commented on 2025-04-16

Can you tell me more about the coloration on the under side of the leaf? It’s hard to tell from a picture if it’s damage or just part of the leaf’s pattern. In person, does it look more purplish or brown? Does it feel rough or same texture as the rest of the leaf? Is it on more than just one leaf?

I’m not super well versed in all the different varieties of alocasia (philodendrons are my obsession lol), but I can offer a lead for you to compare to. Does alocasia “loco” seem like a possibility. I know that most of the pictures that pop up have super wild leaves, but it could be that yours hasn’t matured enough to get those fully-fledged loco leaves. Is it new to you or been growing in your house for a while?

#### Amy replied on 2025-04-17

Oooh I think you nailed it! It is more of a purple colour, doesn't appear to be damage.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-04-17

I was gonna say it looks like a baby loco, or a cross of.

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