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Amorphophallus Konjac

Flowering Plants

Amorphophallus konjac is a species of flowering plant native to Yunnan, China, known by many names including konjac, konnyaku, moyu, devils tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, and elephant yam.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Scientific Name
Amorphophallus konjac 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Voodoo Lily
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Amorphophallus konjac
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q674443 (P225 taxon name)
  • Moyu was first domesticated in Southwest China about 2000 years ago
  • Native to China and cultivated in East and Southeast Asia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 337743
    Amorphophallus konjac, commonly known as juruo (Chinese: 蒟蒻; pinyin: jǔruò), konnyaku or konjac, or moyu (Chinese: 魔芋; pinyin: móyù), is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae.
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2. Plants For A Future: Amorphophallus konjac
Plants For A FutureHabitats
Quote, Habitats
Loose leafy detritus in moist shady habitats ... Forest margins and thickets at elevations of 830 - 1,200 metres in western Yunnan
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12475
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12475
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Amorphophallus konjac
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2871520, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2871520, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Voodoo Lily
Child Taxon Of: Araceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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