Amorphophallus paeoniifolius(AMUCA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: AMUCA
- Preferred name: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Authority: (Dennstedt) Nicolson
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (Northern). Cultivated as a vegetable and as a glasshouse ornamental. Introduced in Madagascar and various Pacific islands
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Amorphophallus campanulatus | (Roxburgh) Decaisne |
| Amorphophallus sativus | von Blume |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| elephant foot yam | English |
| elephant yam | English |
| telingo potato | English |
| voodoo lily | English |
| white-spot giant arum | English |
| Glockendickkolben | German |
| amorphophallus campanule | French |
| yóu bǐng mó yù | Chinese |
| 疣柄蘑芋 | Chinese |
| ubi kekek | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Alismatales (
1ALIO )
Family
Araceae (
1ARMF )
Subfamily
Aroideae (
1ARMS )
Genus
Amorphophallus (
1AMUG )