ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. PP36,966, issued on Sept. 16.
"Alocasia plant named 'White Dragon'" was invented by David Fell (Waimanalo, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct variety of Alocasia plant named 'White Dragon' particularly distinguished by its intermediate plant size, distinct dark greyish green leaf color patterning along the primary, secondary, and tertiary veins on the adaxial surface and a dominant interveinal leaf coloration of greyish yellow green to light grey on the adaxial surface; distinct interveinal leaf coloration of dark to moderate purplish pink on the abaxial surface with primary veins colored pale yellow green at the base...