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Amorphophallus gigas

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Amorphophallus gigas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species:
A. gigas
Binomial name
Amorphophallus gigas
Teijsm. & Binn., 1862
Synonyms
  • Conophallus gigas (Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq., 1864
  • Amorphophallus brooksii Alderw., 1920

Amorphophallus gigas is a plant in the Arum, or Calla Lily, Family, (Araceae) native to Sumatra.[1][2] 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. This inflorescence can be up to 11 ft 4 in ( 3.4 meters) in height. The tuber, a corm is second in size only to A. titanum at up to 154 pounds (70 kilograms) in weight.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Amorphophallus gigas Teijsm. & Binn". Plants of the World Online. 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ A. Hay; P.C. Boyce; W.L.A. Hetterscheid; N. Jacobsen; J. Murata; J. Bogner (1995). "Checklist of the Araceae of Malesia, Australia, and the tropical western Pacific region". Blumea. Supplement. 8 (1): 1–161.
  3. ^ Koernicke, M. (September 1938). "Amorphophallus". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. 101: 190.