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Amorphophallus lambii

Mayo & Widjaja (1982)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 184: 62 (1982)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Amorphophallus lambii Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Bamboo Bridge area on west bank of Lawai Stream, near Pelagodoxa henryana palm. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Single inflorescence from leafless underground tuber, peduncle ca. 15 cm, terete; spathe externally pale green w paler green circular spots, margin revolute, internally dark purple distally, fading to greenish white medially, basally with dark purple spot; spadix spongy, purplish green fading pale brown, surface irregu Lorence, D.H. 10977 Kauai BISH 2023-02-23
2 Amorphophallus lambii Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Bamboo Bridge area on west bank of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Stemless herb arising from underground tuber, only infrutescence present at this time. Inflorescence an erect spike ca. 35 cm. tall, peduncle ca. 20 cm., green mottled with brownish blotches, fruiting porting ca. 15 x 3-4 cm., fruits orange ripening red from top down. Seeds brown, 2/fruit. Lorence, D.H. 10543 Kauai BISH 2015-12-10
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