Amorphophallus commutatus, or dragon stalk yam (Marathi- shevale, mogari kanda; Hindi- jungli suran),[1] is a plant species in the family Araceae. Amorphophallus is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants, which includes the world's largest flower, titan arum.[2]
Amorphophallus commutatus | |
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Dragon stalk yam in various stages | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Amorphophallus |
Species: | A. commutatus
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Binomial name | |
Amorphophallus commutatus | |
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