Amorphophallus bufo explained

Amorphophallus bufo is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] Its petioles have numerous black spots; it is thought this is defensive mimicry, with the spots appearing to herbivores to be a swarm of ants guarding the plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 84309-1 . Amorphophallus bufo Ridl. . 29 January 2023 .
  2. Rattan spines as deterrence? A spinescence study on different species of rattans . 2020 . Liu . Kunpeng . Mansor . Asyraf . Ruppert . Nadine . Fadzly . Nik . Plant Signaling & Behavior . 15 . 10 . 10.1080/15592324.2020.1795393 . 32693670 . 8550532 . 2020PlSiB..1595393L .

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