Amorphophallus konjac
Devil's Tongue, Elephant Yam
Other regional names: Konjac +1 more
- Konjac
- Leopard Palm
Also known as: Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév. +13 more
- Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév.
- Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long
- Amorphophallus palmiformis Durand ex Carrière
- Amorphophallus palmiformis Durieu ex Rivière
- Amorphophallus rivierei Durieu ex Carrière
- Amorphophallus rivierei var. konjac (K.Koch) Engl.
- Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Rivière
- Amorphophallus rivieri var. konjac (K.Koch) Engl.
- Brachyspatha konjac (K.Koch) K.Koch
- Conophallus konjak Schott
- Conophallus konniaku Schott ex Fesca
- Hydrosme rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Engl.
- Proteinophallus rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Hook.f.
- Tapeinophallus rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Baill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Araceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Amorphophallus konjac (commonly known as Devil's tongue or Elephant-Yam) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Araceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Amorphophallus, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China North-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam