Amorphophallus

E544189

Amorphophallus is a genus of tropical flowering plants best known for species like the titan arum, which produce some of the world’s largest and foulest-smelling inflorescences.

All labels observed (21)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Liliopsida ⓘ
containsTaxon Amorphophallus albus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus atroviridis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus bulbifer ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus bulbiferus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus commutatus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus dunnii ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus gigas ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus henryi ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus konjac ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus krausei ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus longituberosus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus margaritifer ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus muelleri ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus napalensis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus oncophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus prainii ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus sylvaticus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus titanum ⓘ
Amorphophallus variabilis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus yunnanensis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
describedBy Karl Koch ⓘ
Siegfried Schott ⓘ
distribution Old World tropics ⓘ
economicUse edible tubers in some species ⓘ
source of konjac flour (from A. konjac) ⓘ
family Araceae ⓘ
growthForm herbaceous perennial ⓘ
habitat disturbed tropical habitats ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasCommonName corpse flower (for some species) ⓘ
voodoo lily (for some species) ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType single large, highly divided leaf ⓘ
nativeTo tropical Africa ⓘ
tropical Asia ⓘ
tropical Pacific islands ⓘ
notableFor foul-smelling inflorescences in some species ⓘ
large inflorescences ⓘ
odorCharacteristic rotting flesh smell in some species ⓘ
order Alismatales ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
pollinatedBy beetles ⓘ
carrion-attracted flies ⓘ
pollinationStrategy sapromyiophily ⓘ
reproductiveStructure spadix with surrounding spathe ⓘ
storageOrgan underground tuber ⓘ
subfamily Aroideae ⓘ
taxonAuthor K. Koch & Sello ex Schott ⓘ
tribe Thomsonieae ⓘ
typeSpecies Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amorphophallus titanum → genus → Amorphophallus ⓘ
Araceae → includes → Amorphophallus ⓘ
Araceae → includesFoodCrop → Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → typeSpecies → Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus konjac ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus paeoniifolius ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus bulbifer ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus gigas ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus atroviridis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus henryi ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus muelleri ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus yunnanensis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus albus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus prainii ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus longituberosus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus variabilis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus napalensis ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus sylvaticus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus margaritifer ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus oncophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus commutatus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus krausei ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus dunnii ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus → containsTaxon → Amorphophallus bulbiferus ⓘ
linked to: Amorphophallus