Anchomanes giganteus Engl.
- Common Name:
- Family: Araceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: WC. Trop. Africa
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- Description: Tuber very large. Leaf present at the time of flowering, about 31/2 ft. diam.; petiole attaining a height of 8 ft., prickly; the 3 primary divisions of the leaf 2-3-pinnatisect, lowest segments subtripartite, following segments pinnatisect, with 2-3 pairs of leaflets, ultimate segments much larger and bipinnatisect; lowest of the tertiary segments ovate-lanceolate, subacute; middle pinnatipartite, with about 2 pairs of leaflets; ultimate pinnatipartite, with about 3 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets obliquely oblong-lanceolate, decurrent on the rhachis. Inflorescence: Peduncle 5-51/2 ft. long, prickly. Spathe 3 ft. long, elongated-lanceolate, scarcely acuminate. Spadix sessile; female part 3-4 in. long; male part 6-8 in. long, 3/4-11/6 in. thick. Ovary shortly ovoid; style tuberculate.4
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900038
- Source: Alan Chryst - Rollins College
- Accession Date: 05-01-2019
- Bench: 3111 - EVO: Equisetum & Cycads
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-02-2019
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Araceae
- SubFamily: Lasiodeae
- Tribe: Nephthytideae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- Plants of the World Online at Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- CATE Araceae. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- Useful Plants of West Africa at JStor. (paywall). Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 18 May 2021 13:33:33 -0400 [bcm v4.0]