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Amorphophallus
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 (Araceae), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands. A few species are edible as "famine foods" after careful preparation to remove irritating chemicals. The genus includes the Titan arum (A. titanum) of Indonesia, which has the largest...
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
elephant-foot yam
speciesAmorphophallus paeoniifolius
Titan arum
speciesAmorphophallus titanum
Amorphophallus variabilis
speciesAmorphophallus variabilis
Amorphophallus hewittii
speciesAmorphophallus hewittii
Dragon stalk yam
speciesAmorphophallus commutatus
Amorphophallus prainii
speciesAmorphophallus prainii
Amorphophallus lambii
speciesAmorphophallus lambii
Amorphophallus galbra
speciesAmorphophallus galbra
Amorphophallus pendulus
speciesAmorphophallus pendulus
Amorphophallus longispathaceus
speciesAmorphophallus longispathaceus
Amorphophallus gigas
speciesAmorphophallus gigas
Amorphophallus julaihii
speciesAmorphophallus julaihii
Amorphophallus declinatus
speciesAmorphophallus declinatus
Amorphophallus bufo
speciesAmorphophallus bufo
Amorphophallus beccarii
speciesAmorphophallus beccarii
Amorphophallus yaoi
speciesAmorphophallus yaoi
Amorphophallus borneensis
speciesAmorphophallus borneensis
Amorphophallus decus-silvae
speciesAmorphophallus decus-silvae
Amorphophallus brachyphyllus
speciesAmorphophallus brachyphyllus
Amorphophallus spectabilis
speciesAmorphophallus spectabilis
Amorphophallus calcicola
speciesAmorphophallus calcicola
Amorphophallus angulatus
speciesAmorphophallus angulatus
Amorphophallus elegans
speciesAmorphophallus elegans
Amorphophallus palawanensis
speciesAmorphophallus palawanensis
Amorphophallus rostratus
speciesAmorphophallus rostratus
Amorphophallus tinekeae
speciesAmorphophallus tinekeae
Amorphophallus manta
speciesAmorphophallus manta
Amorphophallus urceolatus
speciesAmorphophallus urceolatus
Amorphophallus ongsakulii
speciesAmorphophallus ongsakulii
Amorphophallus ardii
speciesAmorphophallus ardii
Amorphophallus verticillatus
speciesAmorphophallus verticillatus
Amorphophallus koratensis
speciesAmorphophallus koratensis
Amorphophallus scaber
speciesAmorphophallus scaber
Amorphophallus salmoneus
speciesAmorphophallus salmoneus
Amorphophallus asper
speciesAmorphophallus asper
Amorphophallus eburneus
speciesAmorphophallus eburneus
Amorphophallus plicatus
speciesAmorphophallus plicatus
Amorphophallus sagittarius
speciesAmorphophallus sagittarius
Amorphophallus hirsutus
speciesAmorphophallus hirsutus
Amorphophallus minimus
speciesAmorphophallus minimus
Amorphophallus sumawongii
speciesAmorphophallus sumawongii
Amorphophallus hottae
speciesAmorphophallus hottae
Amorphophallus rugosus
speciesAmorphophallus rugosus
Amorphophallus adamsensis
speciesAmorphophallus adamsensis
Amorphophallus terrestris
speciesAmorphophallus terrestris
Amorphophallus fornicatus
speciesAmorphophallus fornicatus
Amorphophallus fontarumii
speciesAmorphophallus fontarumii
Amorphophallus flammeus
speciesAmorphophallus flammeus
Amorphophallus rayongii
speciesAmorphophallus rayongii
Amorphophallus pulchellus
speciesAmorphophallus pulchellus
Amorphophallus malkmus-husseinii
speciesAmorphophallus malkmus-husseinii
Amorphophallus claudelii
speciesAmorphophallus claudelii
Amorphophallus cidarioides
speciesAmorphophallus cidarioides
Amorphophallus caudatus
speciesAmorphophallus caudatus
Amorphophallus samarensis
speciesAmorphophallus samarensis
Amorphophallus juliae
speciesAmorphophallus juliae
Amorphophallus linguiformis
speciesAmorphophallus linguiformis
Amorphophallus obovoideus
speciesAmorphophallus obovoideus
Amorphophallus obscurus
speciesAmorphophallus obscurus
Amorphophallus opertus
speciesAmorphophallus opertus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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