Typhonium alismifolium
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A lily like herb. It grows 30 cm high. It loses its leaves during the year. The corm is 5 cm across. The leaves are simple and have a central lobe. The leaves are 10-25 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2-4 cm long. The flowers are small and in a spike in the axils of leaves. The spathe around the flower spike is purple or dark red. This is 2.5-3.5 cm long.
There are about 40-50 Typhonium species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in vine thickets. In tropical Queensland it grows between 200 and 500 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
The tuber is roasted and then crushed.
Edible parts
Rhizome, root, corm