Amorphophallus konjac

Amorphophallus konjac

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 konjac

Name

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch, 1858

Synonyms

• 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

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

References

• Koch, K.H.E., 1858. Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1:262.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Amorphophallus konjac 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 konjac. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 09 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Amorphophallus konjac in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amorphophallus konjac. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amorphophallus konjac in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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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