Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson, Taxon 26: 337 1977. (Syn: Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne. ..; Amorphophallus chatty Andrews; Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth; Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen; Amorphophallus dubius Blume; Amorphophallus giganteus Blume [Illegitimate]; Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata; Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl.; Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl.; Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad.; Amorphophallus rex Prain; Amorphophallus rex Prain ex Hook. f.; Amorphophallus sativus Blume; Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br.; Arum campanulatum Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Arum decurrens Blanco; Arum phalliferum Oken; Arum rumphii Gaudich. [Illegitimate]; Arum rumphii Oken; Candarum hookeri Schott [Illegitimate]; Candarum roxburghii Schott [Illegitimate]; Candarum rumphii Schott [Illegitimate]; Conophallus giganteus Schott ex Miq. [Illegitimate]; Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott; Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst.; Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst. [Illegitimate]; Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst.; Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Kunda verrucosa Raf. [Illegitimate]; Plesmonium nobile Schott; Pythion campanulatum Mart.); Elephant foot yam, Whitespot giant arum, Stink lily; Marathi- Randraksha, Bombalya;
Name: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Family: Araceae Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Altitude: 230 m above msl Habit: Herb Habitat: Moist deciduous forest Wow beautiful . If I am not mistaken is this what is 'Suran' in Marathi.?since it seems these are "flowers" at different stages, was it a colony f plants thet were different stages in theife cycle or did you end up following o few/ or one for a few days? if you were following it for a few days did you get to see its fruiting stage? I know these are a lot of questions but if you have the data would love to know...
Elephant Yam : MNP,Mumbai : 130812 : AK-1: Saw this plant yesterday at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai.. Date 12/8/12. Height of the plant approx. 5-6 feet. Locally known as Suran. Kindly confirm id. I think it is a Amorphophallus species. Affirmative. This is Amorphophallus konjac [Elephant Yam, Elephant Foot]. Had collected a corm from a friend and planted it on my property at Shahapur, where it grew into a 6 - 7 ft. tall plant [dead centre in photographs 6 & 7]. Sending a few photographs. Wow!! I was checking the archive after reading your reply and realy enjoyed viewing these photos. Have you seen the flower? Negative. is Amorphophallus konjac Amorphophallus camapanulatus? because in ayurveda suran picture shown here is called Amorphophallus camapanulatus Wonderful... just learned that its called SOOORAN in Gujarati... a must put in ingredient for Surati Undhiyu... a delight if one can get it cooked by a real SURATI lady... I think it is our edible Amorphophallus species. Its malayalam name is 'Chena' Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson. Syn: Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst.; Amorphophallus dubius Blume; Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad. Actually I had also identified it as the same as your id. But after ... gave its id as A. konjac, I wasn't sure since my knowledge in this field is very limited. Thanks for the id. I was told this is the edible one, locally known as Suran. There is one more species that is Purple from inside, would you know the name for it? It is very difficult to identify a species of Amorphophallus from vegetaive plant. for me too, it looks like Amorphophallus paeoniifolius But I can not confirm the same unless until I see an inflorescence. There is a recent thread on this yam.... with some more spectacular pictures and very patient long term follow up by ... added the link here for reference
This is wild one, photographed today, a young plant of 1 ft only, on roadside. My earlier upload - efi thread
Araceae Fortnight 1 Aug to 15 Aug 2014 : Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson (cultivated) : SK-43 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). This is cultivated variety - efi thread
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight SN 21 ID ? : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ? erect herb from Cannnore area of Kerala Yes Sir, looks like so.
Location: Godavari, Nepal Altitude : 5000 ft. Date: 24 July 2018 Habit : Wild Please ignore image no 6 Reminds me of Amorphophallus. Yes ... I think you are right theleaves, wings etc along with those darker longitudinal blotches on the twig or stem would point to Amorphophilus Sir i think Tacca leontopetaloides or Other Tacca sp. Dioscoreaceae It is not the one. Thank you for the hint. Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume ?? efn says 300-900m. How can we verify the elevation of its habitat. Thanks, ... for the genus id. To me appears more closer to images at Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson rather than those at Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume Thank you ... but a bit confusion about the elevation. Where is the elevation given in your link? may be he means when he originally submitted it he said 5000 feet above sl. did you submit this case to whats app or facebook groups also? is that the source of elevation question?? EFN : Secondary conditions, secondary forests or highly disturbed areas, in dappled shade or fully exposed; sea level to 800 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan [Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; N Australia, Pacific islands; naturalized in Indian Ocean islands (Seychelles)]. But it is not given in your link. It is also cultivated as per details at
Plz id this plant: pa67 - 26dec2012: Plz id this woody plant of about 2 to 3 foot height from Mankhurd region. I have atached a photo of the fruits. This is the edible Yam a species of Amorphophallus [possibly A.konjac]. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this. Here are some more recent photographs taken from August to December this year. has anybody ever dug up this elephant foot yam? what does it look like and edible? then what does it taste like??? just a couple of emails down... is this thread it answered my own question it has synonyms galore: I quote.... "Amorphophallus campanulatus Roxb. Or Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad. " end quote.... Per http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Amorphophallus.html its other name is SURAN we dont see it in Bengal, at least I have not seen it ... comes from the western india Thanks for the excellent long term follow up pictures of the fruiting head... number six is a candidate for a poster of this plant if you decide to make one... love it Very unlikely to be konjac, which is native to SW China, S Japan. Can it be Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson as per earlier thread Can it be Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson as per earlier thread Sorry, I cannot say anything about the species identification here, but ... might, as he has been looking at wild Amorphophallus in northern Vietnam. However, I find the ripening sequence on the fruiting head interesting: from top first to bottom last. It looks like a way of controlling or spreading over time the dispersal of seeds. By contrast, when wild Colocasia esculenta develops red berries, there is no obvious spatial difference in the ripening sequence. The whole fruiting head appears to be ripening at about the same time, though not very evenly. Such differences in ripening pattern might reflect different patterns of dispersal by different herbivores (birds, mammals, etc.). Has anyone seen what specific animals feed n Amorphophallus fruiting heads? This is most likely common paeoniifolius, widespread through Maharashtra and most other S Indian states as well as Assam. Fruithead and ripening sequence of the berries are quite characteristic for this species. The other “big” species in Maharashtra, Am. commutatus has different fruits held on a longer stalk and does not occur near Mumbai as far as I know. As ... already stated, Am. konjac is from SW China and S Japan and not part of the flora of India. I have never encountered konjac on any of the fieldtrips I have made through the S Indian states, not cultivated or escaped into the wild.
Fwd: Plant information : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 mb. Which flower is this Where and when was it clicked? It is in my kitchen garden I was doing something there and I saw this I haven't seen it earlier that's why I just sent you to know more about it Which city are you in? Chatra Jharkhand Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ? Thanks, ... Yes, appears to be as per Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson References: |
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