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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

[ Family : Araceae ]
[ Synonyms : Amorphophallus campanulatus Blume ex. Decne.; Amorphophallus chatty Andrews ; Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth.; Amorphophallus dubius Blume ; Amorphophallus sativus Blume ; Arum decurrens Blanco ; Arum rumphii Oken ; Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott ]
[ Common name (Local) : Ole, Shuran ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Ole, Shuran | Sanskrit : Arsaghna, Balukand, Suran | Hindi : Zaminkand | Tribal : Katu hada, Ol kanda | English : Giant arum, Elephant foot yam, Whitespot giant arum | Other Languages : Chena (Mal.) ; Karai kilangu (Tam.)
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pl.-1/  pl.-2/  pl.-3/  pl.-4/  corm/  
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Habit : Stout monofoliar herb with large corm
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