| Elephant foot yam
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| Wild elephant foot yam
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Order:
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Alismatales
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| Family:
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Araceae
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| Genus:
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Amorphophallus
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| Species:
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A. paeoniifolius
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| Binomial name
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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
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| Synonyms
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30 synonyms
- Amorphophallus giganteus Blume
- Arum rumphii Gaudich.
- Candarum hookeri Schott
- Candarum roxburghii Schott
- Candarum rumphii Schott
- Conophallus giganteus Schott ex Miq.
- Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst.
- Kunda verrucosa Raf.
- Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne.
- Amorphophallus campanulatus var. blumei Prain
- Amorphophallus campanulatus f. darnleyensis F.M.Bailey
- Amorphophallus chatty Andrews
- Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth
- Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
- Amorphophallus dubius Blume
- Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata
- Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl.
- Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl.
- Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus (Roxb.) Sivad.
- Amorphophallus rex Prain
- Amorphophallus sativus Blume
- Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br.
- Arum campanulatum Roxb.
- Arum decurrens Blanco
- Arum phalliferum Oken
- Arum rumphii Oken
- Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott
- Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst.
- Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst.
- Dunalia artensis Montrouz.
- Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying
- Plesmonium nobile Schott
- Pythion campanulatum (Roxb.) Mart.
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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, 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.