...The flowers have a foul odor like rotten meat, which attracts insects. The genus Amorphophallus is known to have about 100 species, mainly in tropical Asia, and A. campanulatus (Roxb.) Bl.ex Dec. (English name: elephant yam), whose corms are edible, is found widely from India to the islands of the South Pacific. Amorphophallus titanum Becc. is a large konjac with huge leaves that spread to petioles up to 3m high and blades more than 4m in diameter, and is famous for being cultivated in greenhouses. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "elephant yam" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…花には肉の腐ったような異臭があり,昆虫を誘引する。コンニャク属Amorphophallusは熱帯アジアを中心に約100種が知られ,球茎が食用にされるA.campanulatus(Roxb.) Bl.ex Dec.(英名elephant yam)はインドから南太平洋の諸島まで広く見られる。また,スマトラオオコンニャクA.titanum Becc.は葉柄の高さ3m,葉身の直径が4m以上にもなる巨大な葉を広げる大型のコンニャクで,温室で栽培され有名である。… ※「elephant yam」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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