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Amorphophallus titanum

(Becc.) Becc. (1879)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Amorphophallus

titan arum

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 4(2): 46 (1879)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Amorphophallus titanum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland cultivated setting in a glasshouse. Preserved_Specimen Lone Flower 108 cm tall on short, broad stalk 9 cm diameter. No leaves on plant at time of collection, Garden staff say leaves reach close to 3 m tall. Spathe green at base, fading to rose pink at ends on outside. Inside of spathe deep red at base, white in middle, changing to deep red at tip. Spadix initially light green, yellow at maturity. Flower smells strongly like rotting meat. Strongest smell is in afternoon. Female flowers develop first, then male. Styles deep red fading to light pink at ovary. Lau, A. 2012052201 Oahu BISH 2012-05-22
2 Amorphophallus titanum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland cultivated setting in a glasshouse. Preserved_Specimen Lone flower 108 cm tall on short, broad stalk 9 cm diameter. No leaves on plant at time of collection, Garden staff say leaves reach close to 3 m tall. Spathe green at base, fading to rose pink at ends on outside. Inside of spathe deep red at base, white in middle, changing to deep red at tip. Spadix initially light green, yellow at maturity. Flower smells strongly like rotting meat. Strongest smell is in afternoon. Female flowers develop first, then male. Styles deep red fading to light pink at ovary. Lau, A. 2012052201 Oahu BISH 2012-05-22
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