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Amorphophallus maximus (Engl.) N.E.Br.

Family
Araceae
Genus
Amorphophallus

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Amorphophallus maximus: This species has an extremely long spadix (up to 81 cm) and dark, almost black, spathe 29 cm long. The entire inflorescence stands about 160 cm tall. Mecufi Dis
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Corynophallus maximus (Engl.) Kuntze
  • Hydrosme maxima Engl.

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