Amorphophallus gigas explained

Amorphophallus gigas is a plant in the Arum, or Calla Lily, Family, (Araceae) native to Sumatra.[1] [2] It is also known as Amorphophallus brooksii. It resembles its near relative Amorphophallus titanum in having a very large spadix surrounded by a very large spathe. This inflorescence can be up to 11 ft 4 in (3.4 meters) in height. The tuber, a corm is second in size only to A. titanum at up to 154 pounds (70 kilograms) in weight.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amorphophallus gigas Teijsm. & Binn.. 30 June 2023. Plants of the World Online.
  2. A. Hay . P.C. Boyce . W.L.A. Hetterscheid . N. Jacobsen . J. Murata . J. Bogner . 1995 . Checklist of the Araceae of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical western Pacific region . Blumea. Supplement . 8 . 1 . 1–161.
  3. Koernicke . M. . September 1938 . Amorphophallus . Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis . 101 . 190.

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