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Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix), commonly known as Zaminkand, 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.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Amorphophallus
subgenusAmorphophallus
Metandrium
subgenusMetandrium
Afrophallus
subgenusAfrophallus
Scutrandrium
subgenusScutrandrium
Amorphophallus ferruginosus
speciesAmorphophallus ferruginosus
Amorphophallus corrugatus
speciesAmorphophallus corrugatus
Amorphophallus umbrinus
speciesAmorphophallus umbrinus
Amorphophallus candidissimus
speciesAmorphophallus candidissimus
Amorphophallus mekongensis
speciesAmorphophallus mekongensis
Amorphophallus bolikhamxayensis
speciesAmorphophallus bolikhamxayensis
Amorphophallus kienluongensis
speciesAmorphophallus kienluongensis
Amorphophallus minor
speciesAmorphophallus minor
Amorphophallus allenii
speciesAmorphophallus allenii
Amorphophallus arcuspadix
speciesAmorphophallus arcuspadix
Amorphophallus villosus
speciesAmorphophallus villosus
Amorphophallus hemicryptus
speciesAmorphophallus hemicryptus
Amorphophallus crispifolius
speciesAmorphophallus crispifolius
Amorphophallus crinitus
speciesAmorphophallus crinitus
Amorphophallus suwidjianus
speciesAmorphophallus suwidjianus
Amorphophallus nicolaii
speciesAmorphophallus nicolaii
Amorphophallus brevipetiolatus
speciesAmorphophallus brevipetiolatus
Amorphophallus barbatus
speciesAmorphophallus barbatus
Amorphophallus lyratus
speciesAmorphophallus lyratus
Amorphophallus paucisectus
speciesAmorphophallus paucisectus
Amorphophallus perakensis
speciesAmorphophallus perakensis
Amorphophallus sparsiflorus
speciesAmorphophallus sparsiflorus
Amorphophallus subcymbiformis
speciesAmorphophallus subcymbiformis
Amorphophallus forbesii
speciesAmorphophallus forbesii
Amorphophallus gliruroides
speciesAmorphophallus gliruroides
Amorphophallus gracilis
speciesAmorphophallus gracilis
Amorphophallus incurvatus
speciesAmorphophallus incurvatus
Amorphophallus bubenensis
speciesAmorphophallus bubenensis
Amorphophallus khanhhoaensis
speciesAmorphophallus khanhhoaensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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