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title: "New here! This may be a silly question but what type of Alocasia is…"
description: "New here! This may be a silly question but what type of Alocasia is in the title photo? I have the exact one and have been told it’s a Sanderiana but that…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Jewls"
published: "2023-10-15T22:40:54.99Z"
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# New here! This may be a silly question but what type of Alocasia is…

_Posted by Jewls on 2023-10-15_

New here! This may be a silly question but what type of Alocasia is in the title photo? I have the exact one and have been told it’s a Sanderiana but that never seemed right for some reason edit: I think it may be a “Pseudo Sanderiana”

## 6 comments

### Jewls commented on 2023-10-15

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0FZbGOIxlYq359KsYPuu9F0ETgqRBWc86j19VRCtPJ0/b7707a96b95642d587dc2ba7161404c2.webp?size=large)

#### Jewls replied on 2023-10-15

Whenever I look up definitions of Sarian or Sanderiana I notice my plant doesn’t match up with either of them enough

#### Jewls replied on 2023-10-15

All good thank you for helping :)

### Bella56 commented on 2023-10-16

It’s an Amazonica

### Tellie commented on 2023-10-17

I think it’s called a polly elephant ear on the app.  
The one above 👆🏽 is correct too.  
Also an African mask plant.

### 🌿 @NamastellaDee commented on 2023-10-19

Oh wait that’s a Polly for sure

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