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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne.
FAMILY
Araceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Aroideae
SUBTRIBE
Thomsonieae
GENUS
Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne.
SPECIES
campanulatus Decne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3:36. 1834
Plant Description
Tuberous perennial, stemless herb. Corm is globose, up to 30 cm in diameter. The leaf stalk develops from the corm, usually about 1 meter high. Leaves are solitary, blades up to 1 meter in diameter, trisected with dichotomous segments. Spathe is sessile, campanulate, purplish up to 30 cm in diameter.The spadix (a spike of flowers contained in the spathe) sulcate and depressed, up to 15 cms long, are malodorous when flowering. Commonly cultivated in private compounds for the corms, which are cooked and eaten.
Flowering & Fruiting Period: November- January
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi