Amorphophallus
E544189
Amorphophallus is a genus of tropical flowering plants best known for species like the titan arum, which produce some of the world’s largest and foulest-smelling inflorescences.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amorphophallus paeoniifolius | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Amorphophallus albus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amorphophallus atroviridis NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus bulbifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus bulbiferus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus commutatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus dunnii NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus gigas NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus henryi NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus konjac NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus krausei NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus longituberosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus margaritifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus muelleri NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus napalensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus oncophyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus paeoniifolius NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus prainii NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus sylvaticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus titanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus variabilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorphophallus yunnanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Karl Koch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siegfried Schott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Old World tropics ⓘ |
| economicUse |
edible tubers in some species
ⓘ
source of konjac flour (from A. konjac) ⓘ |
| family | Araceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed tropical habitats
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
corpse flower (for some species)
ⓘ
voodoo lily (for some species) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | single large, highly divided leaf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
tropical Africa
ⓘ
tropical Asia ⓘ tropical Pacific islands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foul-smelling inflorescences in some species
ⓘ
large inflorescences ⓘ |
| odorCharacteristic | rotting flesh smell in some species ⓘ |
| order | Alismatales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
beetles
ⓘ
carrion-attracted flies ⓘ |
| pollinationStrategy | sapromyiophily ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | spadix with surrounding spathe ⓘ |
| storageOrgan | underground tuber ⓘ |
| subfamily | Aroideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | K. Koch & Sello ex Schott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribe | Thomsonieae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Amorphophallus paeoniifolius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius