Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nichols.

Common Name: Elephant Yam, Telingo Potato
Family: Araceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia
Habitat: Loose leafy detritus in moist shady habitats

Description: Of wide occurrence in tropical Asia and Australasia, this species has a echinate-verrucate (spiny) solitary leaf up to 3 ft (1 m) long on a dark green, pale-spotted stalk. The purple and green, white-spotted spathe, up to 10 in (25 cm) across, has a protruding, spadix with a very large, spongy, deep purple terminal knob.

Culture: Corm can be stored dry.

USDA Zone: 11-12

Accession Data:

Accession # 200100498
Source: Chris Barnhill - Fullerton Arboretum
Accession Date: 06-25-2001
Bench: 3106 - EVO: Ferns & Magnoliids
- Currently: dormant
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 11-29-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Alismatales
SubOrder:
Family: Araceae
SubFamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Thomsonieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007

References (internal):

Domesticated Plants of Austronesia

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / China Southeast / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Sri Lanka / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea / Northern Territory /

References (external):

IAS Species Page
Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.

data regenerated on Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:30:26 -0400 [bcm v4.0]