About Elephant foot Yam
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, commonly known as 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. The plant and its tuber are also known as suran or jimmikand.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Genus
- Amorphophallus
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pacific Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Oal, Gandira, Jangli suran
- Bengali
- ওলকচু
- Tamil
- anaittantu, boomi sallaraikilangu, camattilai
- Telugu
- daradakandagadda, ghemikanda, kanda
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡೀರ Gandira, ಸುವರ್ಣಗೆಡ್ಡೆ Suvarna gadde, ಸೂರಣ Soorana
- Malayalam
- cinapavu, karunakarang, kizhanna
- Marathi
- suran, सुरण
Araceae
Arum family
Elephant foot Yam belongs to the Araceae family.
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