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Whitespot Giant Arum
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
-7.96132, 113.939
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as elephant foot yam, this is a food crop from Southeast Asia, flower has a foul smell to attract its fly pollinators
Habitat:
savanna/forest edge
Notes:
I left Baluran national park on Christmas day, to go back to the city but before I left, I checked out a trail I had not yet seen. Within a few minutes I had spotted a number of Amorphophallus blooms. I had been seeing the vegetative growth form of the plant throughout the park during the 4 days I spent there, but never the flower, until now. Being a horticulturist, seeing an Amorphophallus in bloom was about the best Christmas gift I could receive.
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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
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PublishedMay 3, 2014
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