Alocasia 'Maharani'
Peter Boyce's cross (Malesiana Tropicals, about 2009). Thick-leaved and hardier than either parent while staying small, a clear case of hybrid vigour; long thought sterile, but has recently been found to produce viable pollen.
Parentage
Wild ancestry
The wild species it descends from, with each one's share of the ancestry:
Alocasia melo
50%
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Parentage from published registrations and growers' records; the family tree in the app shows each step's source.