Englerarum
Genus of flowering plants
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Englerarum montanum (syn. Alocasia gageana), the dwarf upright elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.[2][3] The sole member of its genus, Englerarum, it is a perennial native to Laos, Thailand, the Kachin Hills of Myanmar, and southwestern Yunnan in south-central China.[1]
| Englerarum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Englerarum Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce |
| Species: | E. montanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Englerarum montanum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Reaching 4 ft (1 m), it is only a dwarf when compared to the giant upright elephant ear Alocasia odora or to taro (Colocasia esculenta). It makes for a large houseplant, or an outdoor ornamental plant in tropical or (nearly) frost-free subtropical areas (USDA zone 9b or warmer).[4]
Hybrids
With Alocasia odora it is a parent of the so-called Persian palm, Alocasia 'Calidora', which would be better called Alocasia × calidora.[5]
- Alocasia 'Calidora' (Alocasia × calidora)
