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Amorphophallus.
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species
- A. aberrans
- A. albispathus
- A. albus
- A. asterostigmatus
- A. atroviridis
- A. bulbifer
- A. cirrifer
- A. coaetaneus
- A. cruddasianus
- A. curvistylis
- A. eichleri
- A. gigas
- A. henryi
- A. kiusianus
- A. konjac
- A. koratensis
- A. lambii
- A. lewallei
- A. linearis
- A. longituberosus
- A. macrorhizus
- A. maximus
- A. maxwellii
- A. obscurus
- A. opertus
- A. paeoniifolius
- A. parvulus
- A. polyanthus
- A. salmoneus
- A. saururus
- A. sumawongii
- A. swynnertonii
- A. tenuistylis
- A. thaiensis
- A. titanum
- A. verticillatus
- A. yuloensis
- A. yunnanensis
Ref: Alan Gallowayas of 2002-07-12
Amorphophallus plants have a tuber, from which a single inflorescence issues, followed by a single leaf. The spadix has female flowers at the bottom, then male flowers, then a blank area. In some species the spadix strongly resembles a penis, hence the name.
The titan arum, the world's biggest flower, belongs to this genus; a runner-up is A. gigas, which is taller, but has a somewhat smaller flower. A. konjac tubers are used to make konjaku, a Japanese thickening agent containing glucomannan.
Some species are called voodoo lily, as are some species of Sauromatum (also in the Araceae).
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