Amorphophallus prainii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Amorphophallus

Characteristics

A taro family herb. It grows up to 40 cm tall. It produces a single leaf from the tuber. The tuber is 25 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.25
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Lowland rainforest, especially on limestone and in more open places.
More
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Productivity -

Images

Amorphophallus prainii unspecified picture

Distribution

Amorphophallus prainii world distribution map, present in Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84426-1
WFO ID wfo-0000965302
COL ID CXJN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amorphophallus bintangensis Amorphophallus panomensis Amorphophallus loerzingii Amorphophallus prainii