Characteristics
A taro family herb. It is like Amorphophallus. The tubers are round and 6-10 cm wide by 5-8 cm thick. They are flat on top and rounded underneath. There are a few small tubers. The tuber produces a single leaf. The leaf stalks are 1-2 m long and 2-4 cm across. They are dark green or mottled. The leaf blades spreads horizontally and can be 1 m across. The leaves are divided. There is usually one flowering shoot. There are 150-300 flowers arranged in a spiral on one stalk. There is a spathe 6-12 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The collection of fruits are 5-16 cm long and 3-4 cm wide. The berries have 3 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
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| Root diameter (meter) |
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in moist forests. It grows up to 220 m above sea level.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The tubers are cooked and eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or by division of the tuber.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Size |
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| Vigor |
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| Productivity |
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