Details for: NA 31771, Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch, NA 31771


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch
Top Name:
NA 31771
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
07 May 1969
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Bulb
Life Form:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch
Top Name:
NA 31771
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
07 May 1969
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Bulb
Life Form:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
NA 31771
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Amorphophallus konjac. Devil's Tongue or Leopard Palm.
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch
Genus:
Amorphophallus
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Thomsonieae
Nomen number:

2948
Place of publication:

K. Koch & G. A. Fintelmann, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1:262. 1858
Verified:
10/15/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Autonym(s)
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch var. konjac

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière var. konjac (K. Koch) Engl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière var. rivieri

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdevil's-tongue  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Amorphophallus rivieri 'Konjac'
Englishelephant-yam  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishkonjac  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Englishleopard-palm  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Amorphophallus rivieri 'Konjac'
Englishsnake-palm as Amorphophallus rivieri1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = A rivieri 'Konjac'
Englishumbrella arum  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Chinesehua mo yu花蘑芋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Chinesemo yu蘑芋 2Cui, X. et al. 1995. Ethnobotany of Chinese drug Mo Yu (Amorphophallus konjac). J. Pl. Resources Environm. 4:38-40.
Germanstinkende Titanenwurz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1199.
Japanese Rōmajikonnyaku  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Swedishkonjak-knölkalla  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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