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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Also called Elephant foot yam, Elephant Yam, Pungapung, Sweet Yam, Telinga Potato, Telingo Potato
In Singapore: Elephant Foot Yam, Elephant Yam, Telinga Potato, Sweet Yam, Corpse Flower, Ubi Kekek, 巨花蒟蒻 (Grown in Singapore)
A large tuberous herb grown mainly for its big edible corm, which is a staple vegetable in tropical Asia and the Pacific. Grow it in warm, seasonally wet tropical conditions with a dry rest period, and plant tubers in loose, well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, commonly known as the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. The plant and its tuber are also known as suran or jimmikand.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amorphophallus paeoniifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
