Alocasia is a poisonous plant. Before use, it must be stir-fried with rice until brown, and then fried for at least two hours to remove the toxin.

Alocasia is a large foliage plant, suitable for cultivation in large pots or wooden barrels. It is suitable for decorating large halls or indoor gardens, and can also be planted in tropical plant greenhouses. It is very spectacular. Many people think calla lilies are calla lilies, but they are not. The rhizome is rich in starch and can be used as an industrial substitute, but it is not edible.

Morphological characteristics:

Perennial herb, up to 5m high. The stem is stout, up to 30cm thick. The leaves are alternate; the petioles are stout, 60-90cm long, and the lower part is thick and clasping the stem; the leaves are broadly ovate, 30-90cm long, 20-60cm wide, with short pointed apex, broad heart-shaped arrow-shaped base, and 9-12 pairs of lateral veins. Thick and obvious, green. Flowers are monoecious.

The inflorescence stalk is thick, 15-20cm long; the spathe tube is 3-4cm long, pink-green, the bracts are boat-shaped, 10-14cm long, 4-5cm wide, green-yellow, with a sharp apex. ; The spadix is ??shorter than the spathe; the female inflorescence is 2-2.5cm long and located at the lower part; the neutral inflorescence is 2.5-3.5cm long and located above the female inflorescence.