Amorphophallus aphyllus (Hook.) Hutch.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Amorphophallus

Characteristics

A fleshy herb. The leaves rise from the tuber. The tuber is about 5 cm across. The bract around the flower is dark purple-red and 30 cm high The leaves are produced after flowering. The berries are yellow.
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Inflorescence 6-12 in. high from a tuber 2 in. across
Leaves produced after the inflorescence.
Spathe dark red-purple
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.31
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in woodland and savannah woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers are dried then boiled to remove the bitter element, then eaten. They are also boiled for a long time and the cooking water changed 3 times. This normally removes oxalates.
Uses environmental use food medicinal poison
Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Amorphophallus aphyllus world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84298-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963223
COL ID CXBX
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Synonyms

Hydrosme fontanesii Arum trifidum Amorphophallus aphyllus Corynophallus afzelii Corynophallus fontanesii Corynophallus leonensis Amorphophallus fontanesii Amorphophallus leonensis Corynophallus afzelii var. elegans Corynophallus afzelii var. latifolius Amorphophallus leonensis var. latifolius Corynophallus leonensis var. elegans Hydrosme leonensis var. elegans Hydrosme leonensis var. latifolius Corynophallus leonensis var. latifolius Corynophallus afzelii var. spectabilis Amorphophallus leonensis var. elegans Amorphophallus leonensis var. spectabilis Hydrosme leonensis Arum aphyllum