Amorphophallus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Amorphophallus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – certain plants with giant flowers and tall spadices, including the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Thomsonieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (whitespot giant arum, elephant yam, elephant foot yam) - type species; Amorphophallus commutatus (dragon stalk yam), Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower), Amorphophallus konjac (devil's tongue, elephant foot, elephant yam, leopard palm, snake palm, umbrella arum, voodoo lily) - selected other species

References

Amorphophallus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amorphophallus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Amorphophallus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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