Englerarum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| genus= Englerarum

| parent_authority = Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce

| species = montanum

| authority = (Roxb.) P.C.Boyce, K.Z.Hein & A.Hay

| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=77310085-1 |title=Englerarum montanum (Roxb.) P.C.Boyce, K.Z.Hein & A.Hay |access-date=9 May 2024 }}

| synonyms =

• Alocasia gageana {{small|Engl. & K.Krause}}
• Alocasia hypnosa {{small|J.T.Yin, Y.H.Wang & Z.F.Xu}}
• Alocasia lihengiae {{small|C.L.Long & Q.Fang}}
• Alocasia montana {{small|(Roxb.) Schott}}
• Arum montanum {{small|Roxb.}} (basionym)
• Colocasia montana {{small|(Roxb.) Kunth}}
• Englerarum hypnosum {{small|(J.T.Yin, Y.H.Wang & Z.F.Xu) Nauheimer & P.C.Boyce}}

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Englerarum montanum (syn. Alocasia gageana), the dwarf upright elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.{{cite web |url=https://plantophiles.com/plant-care/alocasia-gageana |title=Alocasia gageana Care – A Must-Have Gardener's Guide |last1=Iseli |first1=Marcel |date=11 August 2021 |website=plantophiles.com |publisher=Plantophiles |access-date=16 June 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54105 |title=Alocasia Species, Dwarf, Upright Elephant Ear, Taro Alocasia gageana |author= |date=2022 |website=Dave's Garden |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands |access-date=16 June 2022 }} 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 {{cvt|4|ft|m|0}}, 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).{{cite web |url=https://garden.org/plants/view/111795/Dwarf-Elephant-Ear-Alocasia-gageana |title=Dwarf Elephant Ear (Alocasia gageana) |author= |date=2022 |website=Plants Database |publisher=The National Gardening Association |access-date=16 June 2022 }}