Alocasia × mortfontanensis | |
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Leaves | |
For sale in a garden center | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. × mortfontanensis
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Binomial name | |
Alocasia × mortfontanensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Alocasia × amazonica Reark |
Alocasia × mortfontanensis (syn. Alocasia × amazonica), the African mask plant or Amazonian elephant ear, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. [2] Its parents are Alocasia longiloba (from Southeast Asia) and Alocasia sanderiana, the kris plant (from the Philippines). [1] A rhizomatous perennial reaching 1.5 m (5 ft), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a house plant. [2]
Other common names; Amazonian elephant's ear. Synonyms; Alocasia amazonica. Plant nurseries; 2 suppliers
Alocasia × mortfontanensis | |
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Leaves | |
For sale in a garden center | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Alocasia |
Species: | A. × mortfontanensis
|
Binomial name | |
Alocasia × mortfontanensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Alocasia × amazonica Reark |
Alocasia × mortfontanensis (syn. Alocasia × amazonica), the African mask plant or Amazonian elephant ear, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. [2] Its parents are Alocasia longiloba (from Southeast Asia) and Alocasia sanderiana, the kris plant (from the Philippines). [1] A rhizomatous perennial reaching 1.5 m (5 ft), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a house plant. [2]
Other common names; Amazonian elephant's ear. Synonyms; Alocasia amazonica. Plant nurseries; 2 suppliers