Oal / Elephant Foot Yam
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-June
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Oal, Gandira, Jangli suran, ओल
- Bengali
- ওলকচু
- Tamil
- anaittantu, boomi sallaraikilangu, camattilai
- Telugu
- daradakandagadda, ghemikanda, kanda
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡೀರ Gandira, ಸುವರ್ಣಗೆಡ್ಡೆ Suvarna gadde, ಸೂರಣ Soorana, ಸುವರ್ಣ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ
- Malayalam
- cinapavu, karunakarang, kizhanna
- Marathi
- suran, सुरण
About Oal
Elephant Foot Yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) is a herb belonging to the Araceae family (Arum family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, spadix with spathe flower clusters, berry cluster fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. Native to Madagascar, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Pacific Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-June. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Araceae
Arum family
Oal belongs to the Araceae family.
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