Kaadu Choorna Gedde / Devil's Tongue
Amorphophallus bulbifer
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- April-July
How to identify Kaadu Choorna Gedde
Identify Kaadu Choorna Gedde by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bulbils form where leaflets join.
- Confirm leaf shape: Compound/divided.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Araceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaadu Choorna Gedde.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Compound/dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaadu Choorna Gedde itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- ओल Ol
- Bengali
- জংলি ওল, অ্যামর্ফোফ্যালাস বালবিফার
- Kannada
- Kaadu Choorna Gedde, Kaadu Kande Gedde
- Marathi
- Ran-suran
About Kaadu Choorna Gedde
Devil's Tongue (Amorphophallus bulbifer) belongs to the Araceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.
Araceae
Arum family
Kaadu Choorna Gedde belongs to the Araceae family.
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