Amorphophallus é um género de plantas com flor da família das Araceae (aráceas) que agrupa cerca de 170 espécies de plantas tropicais, tuberosas e perenes. São típicas de terras baixas, crescendo em zonas tropicais e subtropicais, desde o oeste da África até as Ilhas do Pacífico. Não são encontradas nas Américas. A maioria das espécies são endemismos regionais e crescem preferencialmente em florestas secundárias. Principais espécies
O género Amorphophallus inclui as seguintes espécies:
Amorphophallus aberrans Amorphophallus abyssinicus Amorphophallus abyssinicus subsp. abyssinicus Amorphophallus abyssinicus subsp. akeassii Amorphophallus abyssinicus subsp. unyikae Amorphophallus albispathus Amorphophallus albus Amorphophallus amygdaloides Amorphophallus angolensis Amorphophallus angolensis subsp. angolensis Amorphophallus angolensis subsp. maculatus Amorphophallus angulatus Amorphophallus angustispathus Amorphophallus ankarana Amorphophallus annulifer Amorphophallus antsingyensis Amorphophallus aphyllus Amorphophallus asper Amorphophallus asterostigmatus Amorphophallus atrorubens Amorphophallus atroviridis Amorphophallus barthlottii Amorphophallus baumannii Amorphophallus beccarii Amorphophallus becquaertii Amorphophallus bonaccordensis Amorphophallus borneensis Amorphophallus boyceanus Amorphophallus brachyphyllus Amorphophallus brevispathus Amorphophallus bufo Amorphophallus bulbifera Amorphophallus calabaricus Amorphophallus calabaricus subsp. calabaricus Amorphophallus calabaricus subsp. mayoi Amorphophallus canaliculatus Amorphophallus carneus Amorphophallus chlorospathus Amorphophallus cicatricifer Amorphophallus cirrifer Amorphophallus coaetaneus Amorphophallus commutatus Amorphophallus consimilis Amorphophallus corrugatus Amorphophallus costatus Amorphophallus coudercii Amorphophallus cruddasianus Amorphophallus curvistylis Amorphophallus dactylifer Amorphophallus declinatus Amorphophallus decus-silvae : West-Java Giant Amorphophallus Amorphophallus discophorus Amorphophallus dracontioides Amorphophallus dunnii Amorphophallus dzuii Amorphophilus eburneus Amorphophilus echinatus Amorphophallus eichleri Amorphophallus elatus Amorphophallus elegans Amorphophallus elliottii Amorphophallus excentricus Amorphophallus forbesii Amorphophallus galbra Amorphophallus gallaensis Amorphophallus gigas Amorphophallus gliruroides Amorphophallus glossophyllus Amorphophallus goetzei Amorphophallus gomboczianus Amorphophallus gracilior Amorphophallus gracilis Amorphophallus haematospadix Amorphophallus harmandii Amorphophallus hayi Amorphophallus henryi Amorphophallus hetterscheidii Amorphophallus hewittii Amorphophallus hildebrandtii Amorphophallus hirsutus Amorphophallus hirtus Amorphophallus hohenackeri Amorphophallus hottae Amorphophallus impressus Amorphophallus incurvatus Amorphophallus infundibuliformis Amorphophallus interruptus Amorphophallus johnsonii Amorphophallus kachinensis Amorphophallus kiusianus Amorphophallus konjac (konjaku) Amorphophallus konkanensis Amorphophallus koratensis Amorphophallus krausei Amorphophallus lambii Amorphophallus lanuginosus Amorphophallus laoticus Amorphophallus lewallei Amorphophallus linearis Amorphophallus linguiformis Amorphophallus longicornus Amorphophallus longiconnectivus Amorphophallus longispathaceus Amorphophallus longistylus Amorphophallus longituberosus Amorphophallus luzoniensis Amorphophallus lyratus Amorphophallus macrorhizus Amorphophallus manta Amorphophallus margaritifer Amorphophallus margretae Amorphophallus maximus Amorphophallus maximus subsp. fischeri Amorphophallus maximus subsp. maximus Amorphophallus maxwellii Amorphophallus mekongensis Amorphophallus merrillii Amorphophallus mildbraedii Amorphophallus minor Amorphophallus mossambicensis Amorphophallus muelleri Amorphophallus mullendersii Amorphophallus mysorensis Amorphophallus nanus Amorphophallus napalensis Amorphophallus napiger Amorphophallus nicolsonianus Amorphophallus obovoideus Amorphophallus obscurus Amorphophallus ochroleucus Amorphophallus opertus Amorphophallus paeoniifolius : Whitespot Giant Arum, Elephant Yam Amorphophallus palawanensis Amorphophallus parvulus Amorphophallus paucisectus Amorphophallus pendulus : Brunei Amorphophalus Amorphophallus perakensis Amorphophallus perrieri Amorphophallus pilosus Amorphophallus plicatus Amorphophallus polyanthus Amorphophallus prainii Amorphophallus preussii Amorphophallus purpurascens Amorphophallus pusillus Amorphophallus putii Amorphophallus pygmaeus Amorphophallus rhizomatosus Amorphophallus richardsiae Amorphophallus rostratus Amorphophallus rugosus Amorphophallus sagittarius Amorphophallus salmoneus Amorphophallus saraburiensis Amorphophallus saururus Amorphophallus scaber Amorphophallus scutatus Amorphophallus sizemorae Amorphophallus smithsonianus Amorphophallus sparsiflorus Amorphophallus spectabilis Amorphophallus staudtii Amorphophallus stipitatus Amorphophallus stuhlmannii Amorphophallus subsymbiformis Amorphophallus sumawongii Amorphophallus sylvaticus Amorphophallus symonianus Amorphophallus synandrifer Amorphophallus taurostigma Amorphophallus tenuispadix Amorphophallus tenuistylis Amorphophallus teuszii Amorphophallus tinekeae Amorphophallus titanum (produz a maior inflorescência conhecida) Amorphophallus tonkinensis Amorphophallus variabilis Amorphophallus venustus Amorphophallus verticillatus Amorphophallus yuloensis Amorphophallus yunnanensis Amorphophallus zengianus Amorphophallus zenkeri Amorphophallus zenkeri subsp. mannii Amorphophallus zenkeri subsp. zenkeri
Ligações externas
List of Amorphophallus species with photos from the International Aroid Society CATE genus page Amorphophallus in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt/Main. Stinking Flowers, u. a. Amorphophallus. (englisch) Kurzinformationen zu einigen Amorphophallus-Arten. (deutsch) Amorphophallus bulbifer. Amorphophallus In: U. Brunken, M. Schmidt, S. Dressler, T. Janssen, A. Thiombiano & G. Zizka: West African plants - A Photo Guide, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt/Main, 2008.