Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Araceae > Amorphophallus > Amorphophallus paeoniifoliusAmorphophallus paeoniifolius (whitespot giant arum)Synonyms: Amorphophallus campanulatus; Amorphophallus campanulatus blumei; Amorphophallus campanulatus darnleyensis; Amorphophallus campanulatus f. darnleyensis; Amorphophallus campanulatus var. blumei; Amorphophallus chatty; Amorphophallus decurrens; Amorphophallus dixenii; Amorphophallus dubius; Amorphophallus giganteus; Amorphophallus gigantiflorus; Amorphophallus malaccensis; Amorphophallus microappendiculatus; Amorphophallus paeoniifolius campanulatus; Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus; Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. paeoniifolius; Amorphophallus rex; Amorphophallus sativus; Amorphophallus virosus; Arum campanulatum; Arum decurrens; Arum phalliferum; Arum rumphii; Candarum hookeri; Candarum roxburghii; Candarum rumphii; Conophallus giganteus (homotypic); Conophallus sativus; Dracontium paeoniifolium (homotypic); Dracontium polyphyllum (heterotypic); Hydrosme gigantiflora; Kunda verrucosa; Plesmonium nobile; Pythion campanulatum Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum or stink lily, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Monoecious | | Hazards [1] | Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a family where most of the members contain calcium oxalate crystals. This substance is toxic fresh and, if eaten, makes the mouth, tongue and throat feel as if hundreds of small needles are digging in to them. However, calcium oxalate is easily broken down either by thoroughly cooking the plant or by fully drying it and, in either of these states, it is safe to eat the plant. People with a tendency to rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones and hyperacidity should take especial caution if including this plant in their diet; | | Leaf Type [2] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Flies | | Scent [1] | When ripe for pollination, the flowers have a foetid smell to attract carrion flies and midges. This smell disappears once the flower has been pollinated. | | Structure [2] | Herb |  | | Height [1] | 30 inches (0.75 m) |
View Plants For A Future Record : Amorphophallus paeoniifolius |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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