Araceae
Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus muelleri Blume

First published in Rumphia 1: 143 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to W. Malesia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boyce, P.C., Sookchaloem, D., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Gusman, G., Jacobsen, N., Idei, T. & Nguyen, V.D. (2012). Flora of Thailand 11(2): 101-325. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Yuzammi (2009). The genus Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne (Araceae - Thomsonieae) in Java. Reinwardtia 13: 1-12.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 19, 1992 Prain, D. [s.n.] Burma K000291428 Isotype Yes
Feb 19, 1992 Kurz, S. [2662] Burma K000291502 Type Yes
Feb 19, 1992 Kurz, S. [2662] Burma K000291501 Type Yes
Wichian [200] Thailand K002978711 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/9] Thailand K:SPC-48383.000 No
Koorders [41237] Indonesia K002978801 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002979199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002979202 Yes
Bloembergen, S.; Kostermans, A. [725] Thailand K002978713 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-29047.622 No
Thailand K:SPC-29047.793 No
Wichian [200] Thailand K000291504 Type Yes
Wichian [200] Thailand K000291503 Type Yes
Thailand K:SPC-29047.796 No
Lee, D. [T85/6] Thailand K002978708 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/4] Thailand K:SPC-29047.532 No
Lee, D. [T85/?] Thailand K002978707 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/5] Thailand K:SPC-48384.000 No
Mayo, S. [T85/11] Thailand K:SPC-48449.000 No
Sato; Abe, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K002979198 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5408] Thailand K002978706 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-49721.000 No
Thailand K:SPC-29047.790 No
Mayo, S. [629] Indonesia K:SPC-46982.000 No
K:SPC-29047.077 No
Thailand K:SPC-29047.788 No
Sato, T.; Abe Indonesia K:SPC-29047.462 No
Wichian [200] Thailand K002978712 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/3] Thailand K:SPC-29047.533 No
Mayo, S. [633] Malaysia K:SPC-48381.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002979197 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/2] Thailand K:SPC-48382.000 No
Sato, T.; Abe Indonesia K:SPC-29047.439 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002979201 Yes
Maya, S. [T85/7] Thailand K002978710 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/1] Thailand K:SPC-48386.000 No
Backer, C.A. [23279] Indonesia K002978800 Yes
[H. A. C.] [39] India K002978803 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002979200 Yes
Mayo, S. [T85/10] Thailand K:SPC-48385.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002979196 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-29047.797 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [5408] Thailand K002978709 Yes
Indonesia K:SPC-46983.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002978802 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-29047.792 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0