Amorphophallus yunnanensis

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A herb. It is a root crop. The tuber is dark brown. It is white or yellow inside. It is 13 cm across and 9 cm high and a flattened round shape. It develops offsets 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. There is one leaf. The leaf stalk is 10-80 cm tall and 1-2.5 cm wide. The leaf blade is highly divided and 190 cm across. The leaflets are more pale underneath. The leaflets are 10-40 cm long by 5-13 cm wide. The flower stalk is 13-60 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The spathe arches over the flower. The flower spadix is creamy white.

There are about 170-200 Amorphophallus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In southern China it grows between 100-3,300 m above sea level. In Melbourne Botanical gardens. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Corm, root, stem

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bunaiduo, Dian mo yu, Huomo, Jiyou

Synonyms

Amorphophallus kerrii N. E. Br.; Thomsonia thaiensis S. Y. Hu;