Amorphophallus henryi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Amorphophallus |
Species: | A. henryi
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Binomial name | |
Amorphophallus henryi N.E.Br.
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Amorphophallus henryi is a species of corpse flower native to Taiwan.[1]
Description
[edit]Amorphophallus henryi can either flower or leaf out in a year. All leaves are one single leaf, and each bulb can only grow one leaf. Its leaves resemble the leaves of most other species in the genus Amorphophallus, with a large stem and multiple branches of the leaf. [2] Amorphophallus henyri has flowers that are known to be rancid smelling. It has a yellow inflorescence, and is about 1 foot tall.[2]
Flowers
[edit]Flowers are simlair to most amorphophallus, they are stinky to attract their main pollenator flies. Big brown/purplish/red spadix about 1 foot long. Blood red bract that is larger on 1 side and almost nonexsistant on the other.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amorphophallus henryi N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Amorphophallus henryi | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Corpse Flower | The Huntington". huntington.org. Retrieved 2024-10-15.