Amorphophallus consimilis Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Amorphophallus

Characteristics

A herb. It has a flattened tuber 4-7 cm across and 2-4 cm high. It has an irregular shape. The surface is rough or scaly. The flower appears before the leaf. The leaf is 60-80 cm tall. The leaf stalk can be 25-50 cm tall and up to 1 cm across. It has dark purple spots. The leaf blade is 30-45 cm across and divided twice into leaflets. The end leaflets are 7-12 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowering stalk can be 20-45 cm tall. The spathe is 5-11 cm long and with a vase shape with a constriction. The flowers are close together along the spadix in 3 spirals. The fruit are berries with single seeds
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Usage

The young tubers are eaten after long processing by pounding and boiling with leaves of Cissus gracilis and Spondias mombin.
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Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Amorphophallus consimilis world distribution map, present in Gambia and Senegal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84324-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963695
COL ID 66DS9
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Synonyms

Brachyspatha consimilis Hydrosme consimilis Hydrosme prieuriana Corynophallus consimilis Amorphophallus consimilis Amorphophallus doryphorus