Amorphophallus bulbifer

(Roxb.) Blume

Bulbifer corpse flower

Araceae Edible: Stalks, Tuber, Corm, Leaves, Stem, Buds, Bulbil 104 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Amorphophallus bulbifer is a species of subtropical tuberous herbaceous plant found in Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Nepal.

Description

A herb. It has round corms. They are 16 cm by 7-8 cm. The leaves are large and 1.5 m across. They are divided into leaflets. The stem is dark grey to green. They have white spots. The bulbils develop on the leaves. The flower spathe is 30 cm long by 20 cm wide and is pink inside. The flower group is a long tight bundle or spadix. This is 8-25 cm long and is pink. The flower emerges before the leaves.

Edible Uses

The leaf stalks, shoots, tubers (corms), stems, buds, and bulbils are cooked and eaten; the stalks are cooked as a vegetable, shoots are boiled, and tubers are often cooked with meat.

Traditional Uses

The leaf stalks are cooked and eaten. The shoots are boiled and eaten. The tubers (corms) are cooked and eaten. They are often cooked with meat.

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Medicinal Uses

The plant is used in traditional medicine.

Distribution

A subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in monsoon forests up to 1,100 m above sea level. It grows in shady and moist areas in Bangladesh. Cairns Botanical Gardens.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from tubers. The top section should be planted below ground. They can also be grown from leaf cuttings, bulbils and seed.

Other Information

It is a cultivated food plant.

Synonyms

Amorphophallus aculatum Hook.f.Amorphophallus tuberculiger (Schott) Engl.Arum bulbiferum Roxb.and others

Also Known As

Batema, Batet, Bunga bangkai bulbil, Buru ol, Devil's tongue, Dhara-oal, Hen salku, Hen sarilong, Hensarku, Jongli ool, Kadu suvaragedde, Kabei, Loregochha, Narikel, Olkochupata, Saldong, Songru, Taa, Telcong, Teldon, Thabema, Voodoo lily

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