High-contrast venation and dark foliage are very eye-catching on;;this cultivar of Alocasia longiloba Miq. (formerly named A. watsoniana Sander) which is a tuberous, herbaceous species. It is a cultivar of the longiloba species, but distinctly different to the 'original' Alocasia longiloba Miq.. Its leaves are more rounded, and it has significantly more silver veining. The large leaves can get to around 60 cm long and about the same width. The fronts of the leaves are dark green, with silver-white blade margins, midrib and primary veins. The backs of the leaves are eggplant purple.
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Genus name comes form the Greek words a meaning without and Colocasia the name of a closely allied genus, form which it was separated.
Alocasia longiloba 'Watsoniana'
Alocasia longiloba (A. watsoniana) is ca. 15 cm tall and comes in a 10.5 cm pot