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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, 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 titanum, the titan arum, is a flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has a large unbranched inflorescence; a tall single leaf, branched like a tree; and a heavy tuber which enables the plant to produce the inflorescence. A. titanum is endemic to rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Amorphophallus dracontioides. N.E.Br. Amorphophallus dracontioides is a species of plant in the genus Amorphophallus ranging from Ghana to Nigeria. [1] [2] Description
Amorphophallus commutatus, or dragon stalk yam (Marathi- shevale, mogari kanda; Hindi- jungli suran), [1] is a plant species in the family Araceae. Amorphophallus is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants, which includes the world's largest flower, titan arum .
Amorphophallus abyssinicus, also known as Bagana , is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus. It is native to southern Ethiopia , where it is grown in gardens, hence its specific epithet , abyssinicus , derived from Latin and meaning "Abyssinian" or "Ethiopian".
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Amorphophallus sylvaticus is a flowering plant species in India. This is used in herbal medicine. [1] Gallery. Amorphophallus sylvaticusleaf top view.