Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Elephant foot yam
	Wild elephant foot yam from the Philippines
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Amorphophallus
Species:	A. paeoniifolius
Binomial name
	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius; (Dennst.) Nicolson, 1977
Synonyms
	Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne; Amorphophallus chatty Andrews; Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth.; Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen; Amorphophallus dubius Blume; Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata; Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl.; Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl.; Amorphophallus rex Prain; Amorphophallus sativus Blume; Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br.; Arum decurrens Blanco; Arum phalliferum Oken; Arum rumphii Oken; Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott; Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst.; Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst.; Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Plesmonium nobile Schott; Pythion campanulatum Mart.;

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam^[4] or whitespot giant arum,^[5]^[6] is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop.

^ Romand-Monnier, F. (2013). "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44393336A44531586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44393336A44531586.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ Nicolson, Dan Henry (1977). "Nomina conservanda proposita - Amorphophallus (Proposal to change the typification of 723 Amorphophallus, nom. cons. (Araceae))". Taxon. 26 (2/3): 337–338. doi:10.2307/1220579. JSTOR 1220579.
^ "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson - whitespot giant arum". Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Romand-Monnier, F. (2013). "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44393336A44531586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44393336A44531586.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[WCSP-2] "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[3] Nicolson, Dan Henry (1977). "Nomina conservanda proposita - Amorphophallus (Proposal to change the typification of 723 Amorphophallus, nom. cons. (Araceae))". Taxon. 26 (2/3): 337–338. doi:10.2307/1220579. JSTOR 1220579.

[GRIN-4] "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[5] "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[6] "Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson - whitespot giant arum". Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

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Elephant foot yam

Wild elephant foot yam from the Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Amorphophallus
Species:	A. paeoniifolius
Binomial name
*Amorphophallus paeoniifolius* (Dennst.) Nicolson, 1977^[2]^[3]
Synonyms^[2]
Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne Amorphophallus chatty Andrews Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth. Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen Amorphophallus dubius Blume Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl. Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl. Amorphophallus rex Prain Amorphophallus sativus Blume Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br. Arum decurrens Blanco Arum phalliferum Oken Arum rumphii Oken Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst. Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst. Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying Plesmonium nobile Schott Pythion campanulatum Mart.