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(Upload on January 20 2023) [ 日本語 | English ]

Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. (コンニャク) Shokudai-o-konnyaku (ショクダイオオコンニャク, 燭台大蒟蒻), Titan arum (bunga bangkai in Indoensian) Lifeform: evergreen, perennial forb Distribution: endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia Habitat: tropical rainforests

Flower: pollinated by insects, in particular, carrion beetles, flesh fliess and sweat bees Seed: dispersed by tropical hornbills Use: edible corm and leaf stalk after boiling, medicine (treating stomach ailments, fever, swelling, and diarrhea)

Amorphophallus titanum transplanted in Japan

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[1-3] in the glasshouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022.