Apaty, Gingi
Amorphophallus consimilis

Family: Araceae

What it is like

A herb. It has a flattened tuber 4-7 cm across and 2-4 cm high. It has an irregular shape. The surface is rough or scaly. The flower appears before the leaf. The leaf is 60-80 cm tall. The leaf stalk can be 25-50 cm tall and up to 1 cm across. It has dark purple spots. The leaf blade is 30-45 cm across and divided twice into leaflets. The end leaflets are 7-12 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowering stalk can be 20-45 cm tall. The spathe is 5-11 cm long and with a vase shape with a constriction. The flowers are close together along the spadix in 3 spirals. The fruit are berries with single seeds

There are about 170-200 Amorphophallus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Senegal, West Africa

How it is used for food

The young tubers are eaten after long processing by pounding and boiling with leaves of Cissus gracilis and Spondias mombin.

Edible parts

Tubers - young, corm, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Amorphophallus doryphorus Ridl.; Brachyspatha consimilis (Blume) Schott; Corynophallus consimilis (Blume) Kuntze;