Amorphophallus galbra, commonly known as cheeky yam or sweet snakeskin lily, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the arum family Araceae found in New Guinea and northern Australia (Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland). It has an underground tuber which produces flower spikes and leaves in the wet season, which then die off during the dry season.[3][4]
| Cheeky yam | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Amorphophallus |
| Species: | A. galbra
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| Binomial name | |
| Amorphophallus galbra | |
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Conservation
editThis species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 7 August 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Amorphophallus galbra". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Amorphophallus galbra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Amorphophallus galbra F.M.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Amorphophallus galbra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com
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