Alocasia wentii

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Araceae}}

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|image=Alocasia wentii kz1.jpg

|image_caption=At the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago

|genus=Alocasia

|species=wentii

|authority=Engl. & K.Krause

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Alocasia wentii, the hardy elephant's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the highlands of New Guinea.{{cite web |url=https://smartgardenguide.com/alocasia-wentii-care |title=How To Care For Alocasia wentii |last1=Courtney |first1=Andrew |date=6 July 2021 |website=smartgardenguide.com |publisher=Smart Garden Guide |access-date=14 June 2022 |quote=... common names, including "Purple giant Umbrella," "New Guinea Shield" and, encouragingly, "Hardy Elephant Ear." }}{{cite POWO |id=84267-1 |title=Alocasia wentii Engl. & K.Krause |access-date=14 June 2022 |quote=(Mt. Hellwig, Star Mountains)}} Occasionally kept as a houseplant, the unimproved species and some variegated cultivars are commercially available.{{cite web |title=Alocasia wentii |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/73296/alocasia-wentii/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=14 June 2022 |quote=3 suppliers }}{{cite web |title=Alocasia wentii 'Victory' (v) |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/296295/alocasia-wentii-victory-(v)/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=14 June 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Alocasia wentii 'Aline'^PBR (v) elephant's ear plant 'Aline' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/276073/alocasia-wentii-aline-pbr-(v)/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=14 June 2022 }}