Englerarum

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Englerarum Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce
Species:	E. montanum
Binomial name
Englerarum montanum (Roxb.) P.C.Boyce, K.Z.Hein & A.Hay
Synonyms[1]
Alocasia gageana Engl. & K.Krause Alocasia hypnosa J.T.Yin, Y.H.Wang & Z.F.Xu Alocasia lihengiae C.L.Long & Q.Fang Alocasia montana (Roxb.) Schott Arum montanum Roxb. (basionym) Colocasia montana (Roxb.) Kunth Englerarum hypnosum (J.T.Yin, Y.H.Wang & Z.F.Xu) Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce

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)
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