ON THIS PLANT
Amorphophallus gigas is a plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Sumatra. 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. In both species the inflorescence can be up to 3.4 m (11 ft) in height, has the smell of rotting flesh, and is fly pollinated. According to Bown, the record specimen was 4.36 m (14.3 ft) in height, of which 1.5 m was the spadix. The tuber, a corm, is second in size only to A. titanum at up to 70 kg in weight.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Amorphophallus
- Family
- Araceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Giant voodoo lily
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