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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson, Taxon 26: 337. 1977, var. paeoniifolius: Sivad., Taxon 32: 128. 1983; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 305. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 430. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 401. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 834. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 495. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 411. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 484. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 750. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 472. 1998; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 230. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 364. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 523. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 902. 2009.
Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 38. 1818.
Amorphophallus dubius Blume, Rumphia 1: 142. 1837; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 514. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1587(1107). 1931.
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad., Taxon 32: 130. 1983; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 720. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattuchena, Chena
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Elephant foot yam
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Description:
Corm to 20 cm across, depressed globose, tubercled, pale pink inside. Petiole to 50 cm long, 3-4 cm thick, green with brown patches; lamina 70-120 cm across; lobes to 14 x 5.5 mm, ovate, acuminate, decurrent at base into a wing to the petiole; nerves impressed above. Spathe 38 cm across, campanulate, undulate, dull greenish brown; spadix as long as spathe; appendage obovoid, 20-25 cm across, uneven, rugose, deep pink. Flowers on the lower half of the spadix. Berry 15 x 10 mm, oblong, obovoid, orange-red, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Pacific Islands
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Brown, Purple, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Sabarimala, Thellikkal, Moozhiar, Taliparamba, Kanjirakadavu, Puliyoor
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