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Originally Posted by lorax
Well, shoot, you have easy access to the MOBOT, which is where many of the leading Aroid botanists are. I'm surprised there are tags there saying "elephant ears" given that I know Dr. Croat (one of the world's leading experts on Philodendron and Anthurium) also hates the term. They have some pretty amazing collections of plants from my neck of the woods...
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Well, most all of the labels had a 'common name' first, then specified the genus/species below. So they would be labeled as 'Elephant ear' Alocasia _______. I think it was more for the majority of the community than the huge plant nerds that know more about em. Most people prefer to read common names than a bunch of Latin they can hardly pronounce. There were a lot of very nice examples to enjoy, though! I spent like 4 hours there wandering around...there's so much to see! I was like a giddy kid in a candy store with a $50 bill!