Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is the Amorphophallus with the largest unbranched inflorescence.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Blume ex Decne.
Type species
Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Allopythion Schott
  • Brachyspatha Schott
  • Candarum Schott
  • Conophallus Schott
  • Corynophallus Schott
  • Dunalia Montrouz.
  • Hansalia Schott
  • Hydrosme Schott
  • Kunda Raf.
  • Plesmonium Schott
  • Proteinophallus Hook.f.
  • Pseudodracontium N.E.Br.
  • Pythion Mart.
  • Pythonium Schott
  • Rhaphiophallus Schott
  • Synantherias Schott
  • Tapeinophallus Baill.
  • Thomsonia Wall.

Amorphophallus is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the arum family (Araceae), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands. The genus includes the Titan arum (A. titanum) of Indonesia, which has the largest inflorescence in the genus, and is known as the 'corpse flower' for the pungent odour it produces during its flowering period, which can take up to seven years of growth before it occurs.

A few species are edible as "famine foods" after careful preparation to remove irritating chemicals.

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