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Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species
  • A. aberrans
  • A. albispathus
  • A. albus
  • A. asterostigmatus
  • A. atroviridis
  • A. bulbifer
  • A. cirrifer
  • A. coaetaneus
  • A. cruddasianus
  • A. curvistylis
  • A. eichleri
  • A. gigas
  • A. henryi
  • A. kiusianus
  • A. konjac
  • A. koratensis
  • A. lambii
  • A. lewallei
  • A. linearis
  • A. longituberosus
  • A. macrorhizus
  • A. maximus
  • A. maxwellii
  • A. obscurus
  • A. opertus
  • A. paeoniifolius
  • A. parvulus
  • A. polyanthus
  • A. salmoneus
  • A. saururus
  • A. sumawongii
  • A. swynnertonii
  • A. tenuistylis
  • A. thaiensis
  • A. titanum
  • A. verticillatus
  • A. yuloensis
  • A. yunnanensis
Ref: Alan Galloway (http://www4.ncsu.edu/~alan/plants/aroids/amorphophallus/)
as of 2002-07-12
Amorphophallus plants have a tuber, from which a single inflorescence issues, followed by a single leaf. The spadix[?] has female flowers at the bottom, then male flowers, then a blank area. In some species the spadix strongly resembles a penis, hence the name.

The titan arum, the world's biggest flower, belongs to this genus; a runner-up is A. gigas, which is taller, but has a somewhat smaller flower. A. konjac tubers are used to make konjaku[?], a Japanese thickening agent containing glucomannan[?].

Some species are called voodoo lily[?], as are some species of Sauromatum[?] (also in Araceae).