Alocasia Cuprea

Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Spermatophyta
Subivision : Angiospermae
Class : Monocotyledoneae
Ordo : Araceales
Family : Araceae
Genus : Caladium
Species: Alocasia Cuprea

Alocasia Cuprea from Indonesia exactly in the forest interior kalimantan (borneo), and like mind that Indonesia as the country is a paradise of tropical plants of taros, There are about 70 species that grow alokasia in Asia and South America. Some examples of Loterbachiana metallica alokasia from Papua, A. Cuprea or taro skull, Black Velvet, A. Chaii from Malaysia, Nebula Elaine from Borneo, and silver from Sarawak alokasia. Some of Indonesia's forests known as the original habitat alokasia. One of the original alokasia in Indonesia is Alokasia suhirmaniana.

Taro are found in tropical forests grow under a large shade tree. Alocasia native habitat is moist environment with loose soil conditions, fertility, adequate environmental temperature and water are always available to make the media using the earnings are not muddy, often found in leaf piles of rotting leaves because the soft roots easily penetrate such media .. There is also a place that can grow shade (light relative) and a place of light. Environment where taro planting should has relatively bright light. In fact, some cultivars require direct sunlight to the leaves can appear perfectly. This plant likes shade environment. Light needs only about 400 foot candles, or with a humidity level around 60 percent. Ideal temperature 20-25 degrees Celsius.

Leaves of Alocasia species Cuprea has a style very strict and form flow as a rib man black firm and the back of the maroon that Indonesian people to give it a name Alocasia skull. As the plant type taro others Alocasia Cuprea also have a tuber dibagian roots that can be used as a place to store food, leaves of Alocasia Cuprea also has a structure which is thicker than Alocasia species other and have a stem short sturdy.

Like other plants, dormant period alokasia experience, ie plants suddenly "fall asleep", the leaves dry out, then disappeared from the surface of the ground. In his native habitat, taro is often done dormancy as a way to survive in environmental conditions are not favorable. For instance, temperature and duration of illumination that is not appropriate. Lack of nutrients and water. If you keep at home to overcome Alocasia dormant, preferably every 6 months of planting medium must be replaced, because good media play an important role in every plant. The cause of the Alocasia dormant variety, among other things, planting media using the hard ground or solid so difficult to penetrate the roots. Media conditions must wet (humid) is not too dry. During the dormant or "sleep", alocasia tubers remained dilated, although the leaves do not come out. Dorman can occur up to one year. But once the plant is "up" then the next will be spending a lot of leaves.