Amorphophallus — 13 species
Botanical species in the genus Amorphophallus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Amorphophallus abyssinicus
Amorphophallus abyssinicus
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
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Amorphophallus albus
Amorphophallus albus
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly subtropical zones in China, where it can also be cultivated in tropical areas. Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
Full cultivation guide →Amorphophallus harmandii
Amorphophallus harmandii
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
Full cultivation guide →Amorphophallus kachinensis
Amorphophallus kachinensis
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade. The flowers emit an unpleasant, rancid smell that attracts pollinating insects.
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Amorphophallus konjac
Amorphophallus konjac
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Plants can tolerate a minimum temperature of 15°c during the growing season, though the optimum range is 20 - 25°c. The plants are not winter hardy outdoors in Britain but are sometimes grown outdoors in this country as part of a sub-tropical bedding display. The best crops are produced on deep, fertile, alluvial soils that are slightly acid.
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Amorphophallus krausei
Amorphophallus krausei
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade. The flowers produce a heavy, gaseous, nauseating stench which attracts pollinating insects. Like many species in the family Araceae, this plant has the ability to heat the flowering spadix as the pollen becomes ready for fertilization.
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Amorphophallus muelleri
Amorphophallus muelleri
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
A temperature in the range of 25 - 35°c is required with an annual rainfall of 1,000 - 1,500mm. Corm development is promoted during dry periods. Cultivated for its edible tuber in Asia, plants are not winter hardy outdoors in the temperate zone, but are sometimes grown as part of a sub-tropical bedding display in temperate areas with a long, warm, frost-free season.
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Amorphophallus variabilis
Amorphophallus variabilis
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade. The flowers are pollinated by beetles, which are attracted to the sickly-sweet, durian-like smell the flowers produce.
Full cultivation guide →Amorphophallus xiei
Amorphophallus xiei
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
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Amorphophallus yuloensis
Amorphophallus yuloensis
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
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Amorphophallus yunnanensis
Amorphophallus yunnanensis
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus generally require a moist but well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil and a position in dappled shade.
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