Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch
First published in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1(4): 262 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
China South-Central
Introduced into:
China North-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Amorphophallus rivierei var. konjac (K.Koch) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 313 (1879), nom. illeg.
- Brachyspatha konjac (K.Koch) K.Koch in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 4: 13 (1858)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 259 (1914)
- Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long in Aroideana 11: 8 (1988 publ. 1989)
- Amorphophallus palmiformis Durieu ex Rivière in Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 28: 15 (1869), not validly publ.
- Amorphophallus rivierei Durieu ex Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 573 (1871)
- Conophallus konjak Schott in Syn. Aroid.: 34 (1856)
- Conophallus konniaku Schott ex Fesca in Beitr. Jap. Landwirthsch. 2(Spec. Theil): 241 (1893), orth. var.
- Hydrosme rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 188 (1880)
- Proteinophallus rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Hook.f. in Bot. Mag. 101: t. 6195 (1875)
- Tapeinophallus rivierei (Durieu ex Carrière) Baill. in Dict. Bot. 1(5): t. s.n. (1877)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
CATE Araceae
- Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Boyce, P.C., Murata, J., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Bogner, J. & Jacobsen, N. 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
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CATE Araceae
- Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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