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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam [4] or whitespot giant arum, [5] [6] is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands.
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family , native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, also known as "elephant foot yam" Beaucarnea recurvata (also called ponytail palm), in the family Asparagaceae; native to eastern Mexico; Dioscorea elephantipes, (also called Hottentot bread; syn. Testudinaria elephantipes), in the family Dioscoreaceae, native to South Africa
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius: Araceae (arum family) elephant foot yam, whitespot giant arum Tipolo (Tahitian loan word) Citrus medica: Rutaceae (Citrus family) Citron, lemon Togo, Togotogo: Centella asiatica: Apiaceae (Carrot family) Asiatic pennywort Tolo: Saccharum officinarum: Poaceae (Grass family) Sugarcane U'a: Broussonetia papyrifera ...
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius: কাঠ আলু (Kāth Ālu) খাম আলু (Khām Ālu) સૂરણ (Sūraṇ) ಸುವರ್ಣ ಗಡ್ಡೆ (Suvarṇa Gaḍḍe) ചേന (Chena) सुरण (Suraṇ) ଦେଶୀୟା ଆଳୁ/ମାଟିଆ ଆଳୁ (Desiā Āḷu/Matiā Āḷu) ਜਿਮੀਕੰਦ (Jimikand) රාජ ...
Some examples of thermogenic aroids are Symplocarpus foetidus (eastern skunk-cabbage), Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum), Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (elephant-foot yam), Helicodiceros muscivorus (dead-horse arum lily), and Sauromatum venosum (voodoo lily). Some species, such as A. titanum and H.
Taro were carried into the Pacific Islands by Austronesian peoples from around 1300 BC, where they became a staple crop of Polynesians, along with other types of "taros", like Alocasia macrorrhizos, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, and Cyrtosperma merkusii.
Pages in category "Amorphophallus" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...