Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Name

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson, 1977

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 38 (1818).
• Homotypic
  • Arum campanulatum Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 68 (1820), nom. illeg.
  • Arum rumphii Gaudich., Voy. Uranie: 43 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Pythion campanulatum Mart., Flora 14: 459 (1831), nom. superfl.
  • Candarum hookeri Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Candarum roxburghii Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Candarum rumphii Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne., Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 366 (1834), nom. superfl.
  • Amorphophallus giganteus Blume, Rumphia 1: 144 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Kunda verrucosa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 82 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Conophallus giganteus Schott ex Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 198 (1856), nom. illeg.
  • Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus Sivad., Taxon 32: 130 (1983), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst., Pl. Esc.: 61 (1786), sensu auct.
  • Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 38 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Amorphophallus dubius Blume, Rumphia 1: 142 (1837).
  • Amorphophallus sativus Blume, Rumphia 1: 145 (1837).
  • Arum decurrens Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 656 (1837).
  • Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 581 (1841).
  • Arum phalliferum Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 595 (1841).
  • Arum rumphii Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 595 (1841).
  • Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 35 (1860).
  • Plesmonium nobile Schott, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 279 (1864).
  • Amorphophallus chatty Andrews, Ill. Hort. 19: 361 (1872).
  • Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., n.s., 23: 759 (1885).
  • Amorphophallus rex Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 62: 79 (1893).
  • Amorphophallus campanulatus var. blumei Prain, Bengal Pl.: 1109 (1903).
  • Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 41: 46 (1904).
  • Amorphophallus campanulatus f. darnleyensis F.M.Bailey, Queensland Agric. J., n.s., 1: 124 (1914).
  • Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 101 (1916).
  • Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 458 (1923).
  • Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen, Reinwardtia 9: 141 (1974).
  • Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying, Mem. Coll. Agric. Natl. Taiwan Univ. 31(1): 31 (1991).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; Cook Is.; East Himalaya; Fiji; Hainan; India; Jawa; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Madagascar; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Niue; Philippines; Samoa; Seychelles; Society Is.; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional:Australia Northern Territory References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nicolson, D.H., 1977. Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht 26:338.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 09 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Elephant foot yam, Whitespot giant arum
Nederlands: Olifantenyam
lea faka-Tonga: teve
中文: 疣柄魔芋

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