Family: Araceae
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Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Amorphophallus konjac K.KochDet.E00279697Hetterscheid, W.L.A. 1994
Amorphophallus rivieri Durand ex CarriéreDet.E00279697McKean, D.R. 1986Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Holotype of Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév.
Collector/Expedition: Maire, Edouard-Ernest
Collection date: May 1912
Country/Territory: China:Yunnan
Collecting locality: China:Yunnan Province:Tong-Tchouan
Habitat: Cà et là dans la plaine
Description: Gros tubercule noir, comestible pour les seuls chinois. Grande fleure encornet de couleur rouge-noirâtre - hampe verte pointillée de blanc - la fleure passait longtemps avant les feuilles
Miscellaneous notes: On sheet is det. label by Handel-Mazzetti which is referred to in the enclosed letters between D.H.Nicolson and L.A.Lauener
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00279697
Herbarium region: 4 (Inner China, Korea and Taiwan)
Number of sheets: 1
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Thumbnail image of a herbarium sheet