Amorphophallus albus
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A large herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has one leaf on a stalk 70 cm long. The leaf is 80 cm across. It has a large tuber under the ground. The tuber is 7-10 cm wide and 5-6 cm tall.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open forest. It occurs between 800-1,000 m in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
The tuber is cooked and eaten. The tuber can be chopped and dried. Caution: It probably contains oxalates.
It is occasionally cultivated.
Edible parts
Tuber
How it is grown
It is grown from small tubers. Plants can be grown from seed.