I. Introduction (p. 69)

II. Cultural Requirements of Alocasia (p. 71)

III. Taxonomy of Cultivated Alocasia (p. 74)

A. Description of the Genus (p. 74)

B. Discussion of Geographic Groupings of Alocasia species (p. 75)

1. The Alocasia of the Island of Borneo (p. 75)

2. The Alocasia of the Philippine Islands (p. 87)

3. The Alocasia of the Island of New Guinea (p. 105)

4. Alocasia Species with Widespread Distributions (p. 112)

C. Poorly Known Species of Alocasia (p. 129)

1. The Enigmas (p. 129)

2. The Remaining Species of Alocasia (p. 132)

D. The Hybrid Alocasias (p. 138)

1. Nomenclature of Hybrids (p. 138)

2. The Modern Hybridists (p. 149)

E. Close Relative of Alocasia -

The Genus Xenophia (p. 152)

Conclusion (p. 157)

Checklist of Invalid Names (p. 158)

Illustration Credits (p. 160)

Index (p. 160)