Araceae

Amorphophallus kiusianus (Makino) Makino

Family: Araceae
Genus: Amorphophallus

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Amorphophallus kiusianus (Amorphophallus kiusianus) — FlowerPhoto: Hibiki Katayama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 东亚魔芋, 東亞魔芋, 伍花莲, 土半夏, 蛇头草, 东亚蘑芋（疏毛摩芋）, 疏毛蘑芋, 蛇斑芋

Synonyms

Amorphophallus hirtus var. kiusianus (Makino) Hotta
Amorphophallus konjac var. kiusianus Makino
Amorphophallus sinensis Belval

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Hibiki Katayama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 周榮茂, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 周榮茂, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: TonyT, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.