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Alocasia amazonica

African mask plant

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About

This striking hybrid, *Alocasia × mortfontanensis*, is known by common names such as the African mask plant or Amazonian elephant ear. It is a rhizomatous perennial that has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its suitability as a house plant.

Field notes

Morphology

A rhizomatous perennial reaching up to 1.5 m (5 ft).

History & etymology

It is an artificial hybrid species resulting from the cross between Alocasia longiloba and Alocasia sanderiana.

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
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Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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