{"product_id":"alocasia-tandurusa-jacklyn","title":"Alocasia tandurusa (\"Jacklyn\")","description":"This beautiful \u003cem\u003eAlocasia\u003c\/em\u003e is mostly known outside of Southeast Asia as \u003cem\u003eAlocasia\u003c\/em\u003e \"Jacklyn\". \u003cstrong\u003eIt has since been described as a new species and now bears the scientific name \u003cem\u003eAlocasia tandurusa\u003c\/em\u003e !\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe 2023 paper is freely accessible and available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/374294996_Alocasia_tandurusa_Prameswara_AHay_A_new_bipinnatifid-leaved_species_from_Sulawesi_Araceae_tribe_Alocasieae_Schott_AHay_with_notes_on_tribal_classification_for_the_paraphyletic_grade_of_'Old_World_Col\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This species originates from the \u003cspan class=\"ff2\"\u003eBolaang Mongondow Regency\u003c\/span\u003e in the north of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Its care is similar to other \u003cem\u003eAlocasia species\u003c\/em\u003e from the region, such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/produkt\/alocasia-longiloba\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlocasia longiloba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003cem\u003eAlocasia balgooyi\u003c\/em\u003e . The north, like most of Sulawesi, is quite mountainous. This suggests that \u003cem\u003eAlocasia tandurusa\u003c\/em\u003e also occurs at higher elevations and tolerates somewhat cooler temperatures than many other tropical plants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlocasia tandurusa\u003c\/em\u003e grows large. Mature plants reach similar dimensions to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/produkt\/alocasia-brancifolia\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlocasia brancifolia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e . It can grow to about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5ecee8ccbaacf76f4d3ca700\/1659734713294-2VNXLMKOAY4HN1CPGD1N\/240820918_403938271088503_7084818953162458081_n.jpg\"\u003e100 to 150 cm tall,\u003c\/a\u003e with leaves that are over \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230804-WA0002.jpg\"\u003e60 cm long and about 30 cm\u003c\/a\u003e wide. The leaf margins are lobed, but not as deeply dissected as in \u003cem\u003eA. brancifolia\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eA. portei\u003c\/em\u003e . The leaf surface is covered with fine, net-like veins that are slightly raised above the leaf surface. Short, transparent, hair-like appendages are attached to these veins, giving the leaf a rough, sandpaper-like appearance. The base color is a rich green, which gradually becomes more yellowish between the veins. The main veins are dark green to black.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe petioles are brown to yellowish, with a distinct, dark pattern that is very similar to the pattern of \u003cem\u003eA. brancifolia\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The flowers are rather unremarkable. The spathe is yellow, the spadix white.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlocasia tandurusa\u003c\/em\u003e is certainly one of the most spectacular new discoveries in the aroid world of recent years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRegarding the name: In Southeast Asia, this species was and is known as 'Tanduk Rusa', which means \"deer antler\" in Indonesian. A very fitting name, we think! 'Tandurusa' is an attempt to Latinize the name and is preferred by Indonesian breeders and collectors. This name has now also been chosen as the official scientific binomial for this species! \"Jacklyn\" is a misspelling of Enjie Jacklin's name. Since 2020, she has run the small nursery \" \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacklinJourney\/\"\u003eGreenwhispers\u003c\/a\u003e \" in Gorontalo, Indonesia. She named this \u003cem\u003eAlocasia\u003c\/em\u003e after herself and promoted it online under her name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"9cm square pot","offer_id":56319370232185,"sku":"Alo032-9","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"12cm round pot","offer_id":56319370264953,"sku":"Alo032-12","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Alocasia-Tandurusa-05.jpg?v=1768923617","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/alocasia-tandurusa-jacklyn","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}