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723.000 Amorphophallus
Description of the genus
Acaulescent, tuberous, terrestrial herbs. Leaf usually 1, subtended by basal cataphylls, often spotted; lamina 3-partite, each major segment highly divided ± pinnately or irregularly. Inflorescence produced before the leaves (in ours); peduncle shorter than petiole. Spathe with a convolute basal portion; upper portion ± expanded with undulate margin. Spadix with female flowers at base, male flowers in central portion and with a ± smooth sterile apex. Flowers unisexual, without perianth segments, densely congested. Stamens free or filaments connate in groups of 2-3. Ovary 2(-4)-locular. Berries borne in a cylindric spike. Worldwide: 196 species in the Old World tropics. 35 native species in Africa. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | Content |
| abyssinicus (A. Rich.) N.E. Br. subsp. unyikae (Engl. & Gehrm.) Ittenb. | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AmorphophallusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Amorphophallus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Amorphophallus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Amorphophallus
JSTOR Plant Science: Amorphophallus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Amorphophallus
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Tropicos: Amorphophallus
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