SilkKnoll

With several very informed posts in this thread, no one has nailed the ID....

Big Dog, what you have is a white variegated Alocasia gageana, or A. gageana albo-variegata. A. gageana is sold as odora more often than it is offered under its own name. Gageana's leaves are very similar to those of a young odora, which is a much larger species (not a cultivar). The leaves of gageana top out at about one foot, while odora leaves can get immense -- six feet or more atop a massive trunk. Gageana also tends to form dense clumps of plants, while odora will throw pups, but there's no mistaking the mom.

To add to the confusion, some have started using the name Alocasia californica for gageana. I don't think it's a legitimate name taxonomically, but folks identify with it -- it's easier to remember than gageana. From that came the hybrid of gageana and odora which is called Alocasia calidora (or calodora), and this is the one known as Persian Palm. It basically looks like a smaller odora.

I hope this helps clear things up a little.

It you get more than one pup of that variegated gageana, please keep me in mind. It's one I don't have yet.

Robert