Amorphophallus carnosus Engl. (1911:93)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: March 1899 (collection); April 1899 (sighting) (Engler, 1911)
Rediscovered on 9 May 1999 (Sivadasan & Jaleel, 2000:67)
Distribution
Andaman Islands, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Engler, A. (1911). Araceae-Lasioideae. In: Engler, A. (ed.). Das Pflanzenreich 48 (IV. 23 C). Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, pp. 1-130.
Other references:
Jaleel, V. Abdul, Sivadasan, M., Alfarhan, Ahmed H., Thomas, Jacob and Alatar, A. A. (2012). A taxonomic revision of Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. sect. Conophallus (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) in India. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 19(2): 135-153.
Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India: Compiled from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]
Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. and Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
Sivadasan, M. and Jaleel, V. Abdul. (2000). Rediscovery of Amorphophallus carnosus (Araceae), a rare and narrow endemic species from South Andaman, India. Rheedea 10(1): 63-67.
Srivastava, S. K. and Rao, P. S. N. (1993). The family Araceae in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pp. 23-38. In: Gupta, B. K. (ed.). Higher Plants of Indian Subcontinent, Vol. 4. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.