After it is cooked, it has a chewy and meaty texture. At this stage, the flower does not smell foul. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Elephant Foot Yam, Flowering Size Tuber, Unusual Aroid, Huge Red/Pink Flowers and Lush Tropical Leaves! Soil Requirement for Elephant Foot Yam Cultivation:-Elephant foot yam grows well in fertile red-loamy and well-drained soil.The soil pH range of 5.5 to 7.2 is preferred for its cultivation. Elephant foot yam In 2013, Annette McFarlane gave me a young Elephant Yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Genus epithet ‘Amorphophallus’ means deformed phallus, an allusion to the shape of the inflorescence and tubers. Yet despite its powerful aroma, considered putrid by most, it is a popular food crop in some regions of the world.

Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. Download this stock image: Flower of Elephant foot Yam or Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - CR0GAD from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. But the plant itself may be familiar to those with discerning eyes.

It is recorded as one of the earliest crops cultivated by indigenous Australians. Common names: Elephant Foot Yam, Corpse Flower, Telingo Potato, Sweet Yam, Whitespot Giant Arum Exotic and considered rare. Keep an eye open on the undergrowth in the forest and you have a good chance of seeing this plant. Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl. This auction is for various near flowering size or flowering size tubers which can measure ~ 12 - … Amorphophallus, Elephant Foot Yam, Peony Leaf Voodoo Lily, Voodoo Lily 'Gajendra' Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Amorphophallus rex Prain ex Hook.f. Family: Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee) Genus: Amorphophallus (a-mor-fo-FAL-us) Species: paeoniifolius (pay-oh-nee-FOH-lee-us) Cultivar: Gajendra: Synonym: Amorphophallus campanulatus: 41 members have or want this plant for … Soil Requirement for Elephant Foot Yam Cultivation:-Elephant foot yam grows well in fertile red-loamy and well-drained soil.The soil pH range of 5.5 to 7.2 is preferred for its cultivation. Nicolson: Tokod-banua (Pamp.) 6 more photos VIEW GALLERY. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop Keep an eye open on the undergrowth in the forest and you have a good chance of seeing this plant. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) View gallery. It is recorded as one of the earliest crops cultivated by indigenous Australians. It's hard to get close to the flower when it's releasing its smell. Not content with being a curiously ornamental flower and a… It is recorded as one of the earliest crops cultivated by indigenous Australians. The Elephant Foot Yam produces but just a single leaf split into multiple leaflets borne on a dark green stem with pale green blotches. This tropical, forest-dwelling, winter herbaceous perennial root crop is native to India, SE Asia, New Guinea and Australia.