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title: "What taro is this, as in what species of colcasia or alocasia it is…"
description: "What taro is this, as in what species of colcasia or alocasia it is and variety(if possible). Also the first picture is caused by the combination of purple…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/x3nsUTc7AMRPjI6di5cSbQ"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Ezzeldin Yaqoub"
published: "2024-12-20T02:54:32.486271Z"
language: "en"
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# What taro is this, as in what species of colcasia or alocasia it is…

_Posted by Ezzeldin Yaqoub on 2024-12-20_

What taro is this, as in what species of colcasia or alocasia it is and variety(if possible). Also the first picture is caused by the combination of purple grow light, camera flash and the reflective surface of the leaf caused by the very short hairs all over the leaf.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/n8rEj_JLTIi5gQfyYXOUdw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/JtpLvS0DQ7yoajPp-QSc3Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/qilfUEw6T2KlrMqtILjB9w.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### 9s commented on 2024-12-20

possibly colocasia lemon lime gecko. need better pictures in better lighting.

#### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-12-20

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/FPW2IC2mQqmUkAQaKrbcAg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/oFBS2RjiRtWM3DzlqCBvYQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/bQDW1bKgQOWXBpxigWFdOg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/U0MxmXLOTCGkeWWkIT2K2g.webp?size=large)

#### 9s replied on 2024-12-20

any chance you can take the picture in natural lighting? i can’t tell if im looking at shadows or markings 😅

#### 9s replied on 2024-12-20

it’s definitely a colocasia of some sort. im just not 100% sure which. kind of looks like a young odora if it didn’t have markings. they’re all so similar 🥲🥲

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