Amorphophallus konjac

Amorphophallus konjac

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Alismatales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species: Amorphophallus konjac

Name edit

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch, 1858

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Brachyspatha konjac (K.Koch) K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 4: 13 (1858).
    • Amorphophallus rivierei var. konjac (K.Koch) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 313 (1879), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Conophallus konjak Schott, Syn. Aroid.: 34 (1856).
    • Amorphophallus palmiformis Durieu ex Rivière, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 28: 15 (1869), not validly publ.
    • Amorphophallus rivierei Durand ex Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 573 (1871).
    • Proteinophallus rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 101: t. 6195 (1875).
    • Tapeinophallus rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Baill., Dict. Bot. 1(5): t. s.n. (1877).
    • Hydrosme rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 188 (1880).
    • Conophallus konniaku Schott ex Fesca, Beitr. Jap. Landwirthsch. 2(Spec. Theil): 241 (1893), orth. var.
    • Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 259 (1914).
    • Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long, Aroideana 11: 8 (1988 publ. 1989).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asie
      • China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Korea; Nansei-shoto; Philippines; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Teufelszunge
English: Devil's tongue, Voodoo lily, Snake palm, Elephant yam
日本語: コンニャク
Nederlands: Konjak
português: Kon'nyaku
русский: Аморфофаллус коньяк
中文: 蒟蒻,魔芋
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