Englerarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: |
Englerarum Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce (2013) |
Species: | E. montanum
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Binomial name | |
Englerarum montanum (
Roxb.) P.C.Boyce, K.Z.Hein & A.Hay (2022)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Englerarum montanum, the dwarf upright elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. [2] [3] It is a perennial or subshrub native to Laos, Thailand, the Kachin Hills of Myanmar, and southwestern Yunnan in south-central China. [1]
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]
With Alocasia odora it is a parent of the so-called Persian palm, Alocasia 'Calidora', which would be better called Alocasia × calidora. [5]