Araceae
Whitespot giant arum
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Amorphophallus
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Common names
By language (37)
- Assamese
- ওলকচু
- ban
- Suweg
- Bangla
- ওলকচু
- Bhojpuri
- सूरन
- Burmese
- ဝဥပင်
- Chinese
- 疣柄魔芋, 南星头, 鞋板芋, 鸡爪芋, 南天星, 巨花蒟蒻, 疣柄蘑芋（疣柄魔芋）, 雷公銃
- Czech
- Zmijovec pivoňkolistý
- Dutch
- Olifantenyam, Olifanteyam, Dziwidło dzwonkowate
- English
- Whitespot giant arum, Elephant foot yam
- Filipino
- Pungapung
- Gujarati
- સુરણ
- Hindi
- जिमीकंद, ओल, सूरन
- Indonesian
- Suweg
- Japanese
- ゾウコンニャク
- Javanese
- Suweg
- Kannada
- ಸುವರ್ಣ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ
- Konkani
- सुरण
- Korean
- 코끼리얌
- Malay
- Sarek, Lekir, Lokai, Loki, Ubi kekek, Ubi sarek, Ubi ular
- Malayalam
- ചേന, Elephant foot yam, Elesculenta
- Marathi
- सुरण
- Odia
- ଓଲୁଅ
- pam
- Tukud-banwa, Apungapung, Pungapung, Tukod-Banua
- Polish
- Dziwidło dzwonkowate, Dziwidło piwoniowate, Amorfofalus dzwonkowaty
- Punjabi
- ਜਿਮੀਕੰਦ
- Russian
- Аморфофаллус пионолистный, Аморфофаллус колокольчатый
- sat
- ᱯᱮᱱᱰᱮ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမုၵ်း
- Sinhala
- කිඩාරං
- Sundanese
- Suweg
- Tamil
- ஆனைத்தண்டு, கருணை, கருணைக்கிழங்கு
- tcy
- ಕೇನೆ
- Telugu
- కంద, ఏనుగు పాదం
- Thai
- บุกคางคก
- Tongan
- Teve
- ty
- Teve
- Vietnamese
- Nưa chuông
Synonyms
- Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne.
- Amorphophallus campanulatus f. darnleyensis F.M.Bailey
- Amorphophallus campanulatus var. blumei Prain
- Amorphophallus chatty André
- Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth
- Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
- Amorphophallus dubius Blume
- Amorphophallus giganteus Blume
- Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata
- Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl.
- Amorphophallus micro-appendiculatus Engl.
- Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus Sivad.
- Amorphophallus rex Prain
- Amorphophallus rex Prain ex Hook.f.
- Amorphophallus sativus Blume
- Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br.
- Arum campanulatum Roxb.
- Arum decurrens Blanco
- Arum phalliferum Oken
- Arum rumphii Gaudich.
- Arum rumphii Oken
- Candarum hookeri Schott
- Candarum roxburghii Schott
- Candarum rumphii Schott
- Conophallus giganteus Schott ex Miq.
- Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott
- Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst.
- Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst.
- Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst.
- Dunalia artensis Montrouz.
- Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying
- Kunda verrucosa Raf.
- Plesmonium nobile Schott
- Pythion campanulatum (Roxb.) Mart.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June, November (from 142 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: faris amjad, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ameet Mandavia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Павлик Лисицын, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Hrishikesh Bhaskaran, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Challiyan at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Utain Pummarin, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.