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Alocasia Yucatan PrincessWILD SPECIES

Alocasia Yucatan Princess

Alocasia sarawakensis

Also sold as: Yucatan

Have a variegated one? Mark it in Forms below.

RARITYCommon → Rare
PRICE$ – $$$across 3 forms

Alocasia sarawakensis is a species of flowering plant in the elephant ear genus Alocasia, native to Borneo. Unusually for an aroid, it is a freshwater swamp forest obligate, preferring well-lit situations. A large species, it can reach 8 ft (2.4 m). A cultivar, 'Yucatan Princess', is commercially available. Note: some sources dispute that attribution, describing 'Yucatan Princess' as an undescribed nursery cultivar of uncertain parentage rather than a confirmed sarawakensis selection — the species link here is low-confidence.

Gallery

Young plant

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Grown & mature

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Variegation examples

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Forms & market value

Every named form of this plant. Mark the ones you own or want.

3 FORMS
  • Standard (green)
    Common

  • Aurea
    Rare

  • Pink
    Rare

Tiers are relative, not exact prices. See “Before you buy” below.

Before you buy

Yucatan's pink form fetches more than its aurea; both are uncommon but not rare.

  • Pink is pigment-driven — ask how it looks after months indoors, since strong light exaggerates it at the seller's.
  • It's a large grower; a small variegated cutting takes time to show its full pattern, so judge stability not just the current leaf.

Prices vary a lot by country — tiers show relative cost, not exact amounts.

Care

LIGHTBright indirect
WATERKeep lightly moist
HUMIDITYHigh

Native range

Wild species — occurs in nature
NATIVE TOInterior Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo), hill forest

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