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Kaadu Choorna Gedde / Devil's Tongue

Amorphophallus bulbifer

HerboutdoorMedicinal

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim & more
Flowering: April-July

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Amorphophallus bulbifer
Genus: Amorphophallus
Family: Araceae
Habit: Herb
Distribution: India, Myanmar
Found in India: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha
Flowering & fruiting: April-July
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape: Compound/dividedrecorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Basal
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire

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.

Botanical family

Araceae

Arum family

Kaadu Choorna Gedde belongs to the Araceae family.

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