Amorphophallus
Sign in to saveAmorphophallus is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the arum family (Araceae), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands. The genus includes the Titan arum (A. titanum) of Indonesia, which has the largest inflorescence in the genus, and is known as the 'corpse flower' for the pungent odour it produces during its flowering period, which can take up to seven years of growth before it occurs.
Taxonomy · GBIF
elephant-foot yam
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Observations2,223
Groupplantae
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Distribution
- Description
- Notable species
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Subgenus Amorphophallus
- Subgenus Scutrandrium {{Au|Hett. & Claudel}}
- Subgenus Metandrium {{Au|Stapf.}}
- Subgenus Afrophallus {{Au|Hett. & Claudel}}
- Subgenus unplaced
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Amorphophallus is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the arum family (Araceae), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands. The genus includes the Titan arum (A. titanum) of Indonesia, which has the largest inflorescence in the genus, and is known as the 'corpse flower' for the pungent odour it produces during its flowering period, which can take up to seven years of growth before it occurs.
A few species are edible as "famine foods" after careful preparation to remove irritating chemicals.