Amorphophallus titanum

Amorphophallus titanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species: Amorphophallus titanum

Name

Amorphophallus titanum (Becc.) Becc., Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 4(2): 46 (1879).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Conophallus titanum Becc., Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 3: 271 (1878).
• Heterotypic
  • Amorphophallus selebicus Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 1 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beccari, O. 1879. Bullettino della Reale Società Toscana d’Orticultura. Florence 4: 46.

Additional references

• M. Koernicke: Amorphophallus titanum Becc. – Rep.Spec.Nov.Reg.Veg. Beiheft 51 B: 180–206

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Amorphophallus titanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Jan. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Amorphophallus titanum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 20 2017.

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Kembang bangkai
Deutsch: Titanenwurz
English: Titan Arum
Esperanto: Kadavrofloro
español: Aro gigante
فارسی: گل بدبو
suomi: Jättipökkövehka
français: Arum titan
Bahasa Indonesia: Bunga bangkai
Ilokano: Titan arum
日本語: スマトラオオコンニャク
Jawa: Kembang bangkai
lietuvių: Gigantiškasis amorfofalas
Basa Banyumasan: Kembang bangkai
Nederlands: Reuzenaronskelk
polski: Dziwidło olbrzymie
português: Titan Arum
svenska: Jätteknölkalla
اردو: لوف جسیم
中文: 巨花魔芋

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