Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. (Araceae) In India, the genus Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. is represented by 3 sections: Sect. 1. Candarum Engl.Sect. 2. Conophallus (Schott) Engl.
List of Indian species in Amorphophallus sect. Conophallus 1. Amorphophallus bognerianus Sivad. & Jaleel Distribution: Hitherto known only from the type locality in Arunachal Pradesh. 2. Amorphophallus bulbifer (Sims) Blume Synonyms: Arum bulbiferum Roxb.; Pythonium bulbiferum (Sims) Schott; Conophallus bulbifer (Sims) Schott; C. tuberculiger Schott; Amorphophallus tuberculiger (Schott) Engl.; A. bulbifer var. marmoratus Engl.; A. bulbifer var. atroviridimaculatus Engl.; A. bulbifer var. tuberculiger (Schott) Engl. Distribution: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. In India it is found in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura. 3. Amorphophallus carnosus Engl. Distribution: So far known to occur only in Andaman Islands, India. 4. Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. Synonyms: Conophallus commutatus Schott; Dracontium polyphyllum Graham; Pythonium wallichianum Kirt.; Amorphophallus sylvaticus Dalz. & Gibs. Distribution: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Key to the varieties of Amorphophallus commutatus
Distribution: A narrow endemic known to occur only in Anmod Ghat, Goa in India. 4.2 Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. var. commutatus Distribution: Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. 4.3 Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. var. wayanadensis Sivad. & Jaleel Distribution: So far known only from Kerala. 5. Amorphophallus nicolsonianus Sivad. Distribution: So far known to occur only in Kerala state in India. 6. Amorphophallus oncophyllus Prain ex Hook.f. Distribution: Endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar islands List of Indian species in Amorphophallus sect. Rhaphiophallus 1. Amorphophallus bonaccordensis Sivad. & N. Mohanan Distribution: So far known only from the type locality (Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Dist.: Bonaccord on the Agasthyamala Hill ranges). 2. Amorphophallus hohenackeri (Schott) Engl. & Gehrm. Synonyms: Rhaphiophallus hohenackeri Schott; Hydrosme hohenackeri (Schott) Engl. Distribution: Very limited in distribution, known only from Kerala and Karnataka states. 3. Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett., S. R.Yadav & K. S. Patil Distribution: Restricted to Goa and Maharashtra states. 4. Amorphophallus longiconnectivus Bogner Distribution: So far known to occur only in Piparia, Madhya Pradesh state. 5. Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth Synonyms: Arum margaritiferum Roxb.; Plesmonium margaritifer (Roxb.) Schott ("margaritiferum") Distribution: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam. 6. Amorphophallus mysorensis E. Barnes & C. E. C. Fisch. Key to the varieties of A. mysorensis
Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 6.2 Amorphophallus mysorensis var. bhandarensis (S. R.Yadav, Kahalkar & Bhuskute) Sivadasan & Jaleel Synonyms: Amorphophallus bhandarensis S.R. Yadav, Kahalkar & Bhuskute Distribution: Known only from the type locality (India, Maharashtra State, Bhandara Dist., Tumsar). 7. Amorphophallus smithsonianus Sivad. Distribution: Endemic to Kerala state. Confined to a very small area in the state. 8. Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth Synonyms: Arum sylvaticum Roxb.; Brachyspatha sylvatica (Roxb.) Schott; Synantherias sylvatica (Roxb.) Schott Distribution: India (Kerala?, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat) and Sri Lanka. Source References: 1. Jaleel, V. Abdul, M. Sivadasan, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Jacob Thomas & A. A. Alatar. "Revision of Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. Sect. Rhaphiophallus (Schott) Engl.(Araceae) in India." Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 18.1 (2011). Accessed at: http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/view/7835 2. Jaleel, V. Abdul, M. Sivadasan, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Jacob Thomas & A. A. Alatar. "A Taxonomic Revision of Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. Sect. Conophallus (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) in India." Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 19.2 (2012). Accessed at: http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/view/13127 Re: added eFI data pages : 2 post by 2 authors. I have added pages for Amorphophallus (2 sections) and ..., in our eFI site. Thanks a lot, ..., It now appears that efloraofindia is truely in the making. I have shifted the material to the original pages on Amorphophallus & ... Fwd: Reference : 4 posts by 2 authors. Would you please give me the reference citation of the following specie. it is urgent. Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Bl., A. longituberosus (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm., A. margaritifer Roxb., A. napalensis (Wall.) Bogn. & Mayo, A. paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicholson Please check if these help I have attached my paper, please check. I cant figure regarding the reference what has the editor comments. Thanks for those files. Please help me regarding this reference. I think distribution is ok Now, I understand your problem Sourav, it was Plesmonium (Arum margaritiferum) earlier. Check the attached ref. Attachments (7) But what about the reference and citation cloud be in Reference list But what about the 5 reference and citation cloud be in Reference list ? I am not sure, you should ask someone like Nidhan Sir. Perhaps something like -
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or I think now it is ok, See the below Amorphophallus longituberosus (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm Amorphophallus longituberosus Engl. & Gehrm. - Pflanzenr. (Engler) Arac.-Lasioid. 73 (1911). Amorphophallus napalensis (Wall.) Bogn. & Mayo Amorphophallus napalensis (Wall.) Bogner & Mayo -- Aroideana 8(1): 19 (1985):. (IK) Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicholson Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson -- Taxon 26: 338. 1977 [28 Jun 1977] Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson -- Taxon 26(2/3) 1977 (APNI) Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Bl. Amorphophallus bulbifer Blume -- Rumphia 1: 148. 1837 [Apr-Jun 1837] (IK) Amorphophallus margaritifer Roxb Amorphophallus margaritifer Kunth --Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 34. 1841 [23-29 May 1841] ..., forwarding it to Nidhan Sir for help ..... ..., may I request you to take a look and give your opinion. Also attached Sourav's draft. -Blume - Rumphia 1: 148. 1837 [Apr-Jun 1837]. Amorphophallus bulbifer Engl. & Gehrm. - Pflanzenr. (Engler) Arac.-Lasioid.73 (1911). Amorphophallus longituberosus Kunth -Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 3: 34. 1841 [23-29 May 1841]. Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth, -Enum. Pl. 2: 34 (1837). Amorphophallus margaritifer (Wall.) Bogner & Mayo - Aroideana 8(1): 19 (1985). Amorphophallus napalensis (Dennst.) Nicolson --Taxon 26: 338. 1977 [28 Jun 1977]. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson - Taxon 26(2/3) 1977. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius based on Amorphophallus page (Araceae) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through Amorphophallus page (Araceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know. |
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