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Dragon's Football

Amorphophallus dracontioides

Also called Voodoo Plant

Dragon's Football
Photo: Farid AMADOU BAHLEMAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb
Safety
Toxic
Native range
W. Trop. Africa to Central African Rep.
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Amorphophallus dracontioides or the Dragons Football is a species of plant in the genus Amorphophallus ranging from Ghana to Nigeria.

Uses

This species's root has been used medicinally for hemorrhoids, and breaking down venomous stings/bites.

Other Amorphophallus plants

Amorphophallus abyssinicus · Amorphophallus albus · Amorphophallus atroviridis · Amorphophallus bufo · Amorphophallus bulbifer · Dragon Stalk Yam · Amorphophallus decus-silvae · Amorphophallus dunnii · Amorphophallus elegans · Cheeky yam · Corpse Flower · Amorphophallus henryi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amorphophallus dracontioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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