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Taxon:
Amorphophallus konjac
K. Koch
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
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
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Note:
=
Amorphophallus rivieri
Durieu
Cui, X. et al.
1995. Ethnobotany of Chinese drug Mo Yu (
Amorphophallus konjac
). J. Pl. Resources Environm. 4:38-40.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds.
1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:45-50.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Note:
=
A rivieri
'Konjac'
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
=
Amorphophallus rivieri
'Konjac'
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nicolson, D. H.
1984.
Amorphophallus konjac
vs
A. rivieri
(Araceae). Aroideana 7:7-8.
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Thompson, S.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Yunnan Inst. Bot. & Kunming Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci., eds.
1977-. Flora yunnanica.
Common names
English
devil's-tongue –
Reference(s)
elephant-yam –
Reference(s)
konjac –
Reference(s)
leopard-palm –
Reference(s)
snake-palm –
Reference(s)
umbrella arum –
Reference(s)
German
stinkende Titanenwurz –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
konnyaku –
Reference(s)
Swedish
konjak-knölkalla –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
hua mo yu –
Reference(s)
mo yu –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
2
Cultivated
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
INDO-CHINA:
Vietnam
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Philippines
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Thompson, S.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Food additives
emulsifier
Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds.
1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:45-50.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Human food
starch
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Human food
vegetable
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Human food
vegetable
only tubers
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Note:
=
A rivieri
'Konjac'
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References