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'''''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]].<ref name="RHS_96161" >{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/96161/alocasia-amazonica/details96161 |title=''Alocasia × amazonica African mask |
'''''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]].<ref name="RHS_96161" >{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/96161/alocasia-amazonica/details96161 |title=''Alocasia'' × ''amazonica'' African mask |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2024 |website=Find a plant |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=4 May 2024 |quote=Other common names; Amazonian elephant's ear. Synonyms; ''Alocasia amazonica''. Plant nurseries; 2 suppliers }}</ref> Its parents are ''[[Alocasia longiloba]]'' (from Southeast Asia) and ''[[Alocasia sanderiana]]'', the kris plant (from the Philippines).<ref name="POWO_84211-1" >{{cite POWO |id=84211-1 |title=''Alocasia × mortfontanensis'' André |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref> A rhizomatous perennial reaching {{cvt|1.5|m|ft|0}}, it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] as a house plant.<ref name="RHS_96161" /> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Alocasia |
| Species: | A. × mortfontanensis
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alocasia × mortfontanensis André". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Alocasia × amazonica African mask". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
Other common names; Amazonian elephant's ear. Synonyms; Alocasia amazonica. Plant nurseries; 2 suppliers
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