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Amorphophallus

The genus Amorphophallus is in the family Araceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Amorphophallus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Amorphophallus aberrans Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus abyssinicus (A.Rich.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus albispathus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus albus P.Y.Liu & J.F.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus amygdaloides Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus andranogidroensis Hett. & Mangelsdorff Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus angolensis (Welw. ex Schott) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus angulatus Hett. & A.Vogel Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus angustispathus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus ankarana Hett., Ittenbach & Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus annulifer Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus antsingyensis Bogner, Hett. & Ittenbach Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus aphyllus (Hook.) Hutch. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus asper (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus asterostigmatus Bogner & Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus atrorubens Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus atroviridis Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus bankokensis Gagnep. Accepted M TRO
Amorphophallus barthlottii Ittenb. & Lobin Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus baumannii (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus beccarii Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus bequaertii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus bonaccordensis Sivad. & N.Mohanan Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus borneensis (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus boyceanus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus brachyphyllus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus brevispathus Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus bufo Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus calabaricus N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus canaliculatus Ittenb., Hett. & Lobin Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus carneus Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus chlorospathus Kurz ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus cicatricifer Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus cirrifer Stapf Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus coaetaneus S.Y.Liu & S.J.Wei Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus consimilis Blume Accepted L WCSP
Amorphophallus corrugatus N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus costatus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus coudercii (Bogner) Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus croatii Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus cruddasianus Prain Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus curvistylis Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus dactylifer Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus declinatus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus decus-silvae Backer & Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus discophorus Backer & Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus dracontioides (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus dunnii Tutcher Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus dzui Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus eburneus Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus echinatus Bogner & Mayo Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus eichleri (Engl.) Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus elatus Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus elegans Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus elliottii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus erythrororrhachis Hett., Pronk & R.Kaufmann Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus excentricus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus forbesii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus fuscus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus galbra F.M.Bailey Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gallaensis (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gallowayi Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gigas Teijsm. & Binn. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus glaucophyllus Hett. & Serebryanyi Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gliruroides Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus glossophyllus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus goetzei (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gomboczianus Pic.Serm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gracilior Hutch. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus gracilis Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus haematospadix Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus harmandii Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hayi Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus henryi N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hetterscheidii Ittenb. & Lobin Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hewittii Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hildebrandtii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hirsutus Teijsm. & Binn. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hirtus N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hohenackeri (Schott) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus hottae Bogner & Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus impressus Ittenb. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus incurvatus Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus infundibuliformis Hett., A.Dearden & A.Vogel Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus interruptus Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus johnsonii N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus josefbogneri Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus julaihii Ipor, Tawan & P.C.Boyce Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus kachinensis Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus kiusiana (Makino) Makino Accepted M TRO
Amorphophallus kiusianus (Makino) Makino Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett., S.R.Yadav & K.S.Patil Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus koratensis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus krausei Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus lambii Mayo & Widjaja Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus lanuginosus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus laoticus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus linearis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus linguiformis Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus longicomus Hett. & Serebryanyi Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus longiconnectivus Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus longispathaceus Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus longistylus Kurz ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus longituberosus (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus lunatus Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus luzoniensis Merr. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus lyratus (Roxb.) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus macrorhizus Craib Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mangelsdorffii Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus manta Hett. & Ittenbach Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus margretae Ittenb. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus maximus (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus maxwellii Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mekongensis Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus merrillii K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mildbraedii K.Krause Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus minor Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mossambicensis (Schott ex Garcke) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus muelleri Blume Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mullendersii Malaisse & Bamps Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus myosuroides Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus mysorensis E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus napalensis (Wall.) Bogner & Mayo Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus napiger Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus nicolsonianus Sivadasan Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus obovoideus Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus obscurus Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus ochroleucus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus ongsakulii Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus operculatus Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus opertus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus palawanensis Bogner & Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus parvulus Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus paucisectus Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus pendulus Bogner & Mayo Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus perakensis Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus pilosus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus plicatus Bok & H.J.Lam Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus polyanthus Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus prainii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus preussii (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus prolificus Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus purpurascens Kurz ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus pusillus Hett. & Serebryanyi Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus putii Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus pygmaeus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus ranchanensis Ipor, A.Simon & Meekiong Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus reflexus Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus rhizomatosus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus richardsiae Ittenb. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus rostratus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus rugosus Hett. & A.L.Lamb Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sagittarius Steenis Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus salmoneus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus saraburiensis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus saururus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus scaber Serebryanyi & Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus schmidtiae Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus scutatus Hett. & T.C.Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus serrulatus Hett. & A.Galloway Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sinuatus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sizemoreae Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus smithsonianus Sivadasan Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sparsiflorus Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus spectabilis (Miq.) Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus staudtii (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus stipitatus Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus subcymbiformis Alderw. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sumawongii (Bogner) Bogner & Mayo Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus symonianus Hett. & Sizemore Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus synandrifer Hett. & V.D.Nguyen Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus taurostigma Ittenbach, Hett. & Bogner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus tenuispadix Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus tenuistylis Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus teuszii (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus tinekeae Hett. & A.Vogel Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus titanum (Becc.) Becc. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus tonkinensis Engl. & Gehrm. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus tuberculatus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus variabilis Blume Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus venustus Hett., A.Hay & Mood Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus verticillatus Hett. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus vogelianus Hett. & Billensteiner Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus xiei H.Li & Z.L.Dao Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus yuloensis H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus yunnanensis Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus zengianus C.L.Long & H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Amorphophallus zenkeri (Engl.) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 303 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Amorphophallus. Of these 197 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 27 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Amorphophallus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 303 species names for the genus Amorphophallus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 197 65.0%
Synonym 92 30.4%
Unplaced 4 1.3%
Unassessed 10 3.3%

All names

The status of the 330 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Amorphophallus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 204 61.8%
Synonym 112 33.9%
Unplaced 4 1.2%
Unassessed 10 3.0%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 303 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Amorphophallus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 194 86 0 0 280 92.4%
Medium confidence 2 5 0 0 7 2.3%
Low confidence 1 1 4 10 16 5.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Amorphophallus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 2 5 0 10 0 17 5.6%
WCSP 195 87 4 0 0 286 94.4%