Alocasia scalprum

Alocasia scalprum, the Samar lance, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Samar island, the Philippines.

[1] Well known from cultivation as a houseplant in the Philippines, and introduced to aroid enthusiasts as Alocasia cv.

Samar Lance in 1984, it was not formally described as a species until 1999.

[2] Its glossy, lance-shaped leaves with embossed veins take on a blue sheen when mature.

[2] It is similar in appearance to Alocasia heterophylla.