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Englerarum is a genus of one species, Englerarum montanum (also called Alocasia gageana), the dwarf upright elephant ear, a perennial aroid from Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and southwest China. Grown mainly as a large houseplant or a tropical outdoor ornamental, it needs warmth, humidity and bright, filtered light.
Englerarum montanum (syn. Alocasia gageana), the dwarf upright elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. 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.
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).
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