Amorphophallus maximus

Amorphophallus maximus

Taxonavigation

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 maximus
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. fischeri – A. m. subsp. maximus

Name

Amorphophallus maximus (Engl.) N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 157 (1901).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hydrosme maxima Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 323 (1879).
• Homotypic
  • Corynophallus maximus (Engl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 741 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Kenya; Somalia; Tanzania; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Brown, N.E. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), 1901. Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 157

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Amorphophallus maximus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amorphophallus maximus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 09 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Amorphophallus maximus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amorphophallus maximus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

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