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Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species: Amorphophallus bulbifer
Name

Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume, 1837
Synonyms

Basionym
Arum bulbiferum Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 510 (1832).
Homotypic
Pythonium bulbiferum (Roxb.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 18 (1832).
Conophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Schott, Syn. Aroid.: 34 (1856).
Heterotypic
Arum punctulatum Zipp. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 34 (1841).
Arum spectabile Zipp. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 34 (1841), pro syn.
Conophallus tuberculiger Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 28 (1859).
Amorphophallus tuberculiger (Schott) Engl. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 317 (1879).
Amorphophallus aculatum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 515 (1893).
Amorphophallus taccoides Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 515 (1893).
Amorphophallus bulbifer var. atroviridimaculata Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23C: 99 (1911).
Amorphophallus bulbifer var. marmoratus Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23C: 99 (1911).
Amorphophallus bulbifer var. tuberculiger (Schott) Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23C: 99 (1911).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Nepal

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Blume, C.L., 1837. Rumphia, sive commentationes botanicae imprimis de plantis Indiae orientalis... 1:148. 1837

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Amorphophallus bulbifer in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amorphophallus bulbifer. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 08 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Amorphophallus bulbifer in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 08.
Tropicos.org 2018. Amorphophallus bulbifer. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 08.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amorphophallus bulbifer in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Amorphophallus bulbifer is a species of subtropical tuberous herbaceous plant found in Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Nepal.[1]
References

"Name - Amorphophallus bulbifer". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

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