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Taxon:  Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch



Summary
Genus:
Amorphophallus
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Aroideae
Tribe:
Thomsonieae
Nomen number:
2948
Place of publication:
K. Koch & G. A. Fintelmann, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1:262. 1858
Verified:
10/15/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch var. konjac

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière var. konjac (K. Koch) Engl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière var. rivieri
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu
  3. Cui, X. et al. 1995. Ethnobotany of Chinese drug Mo Yu (Amorphophallus konjac). J. Pl. Resources Environm. 4:38-40.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:45-50.
  7. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = A rivieri 'Konjac'
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Amorphophallus rivieri 'Konjac'
  11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  12. Nicolson, D. H. 1984. Amorphophallus konjac vs A. rivieri (Araceae). Aroideana 7:7-8.
  13. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  17. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  18. Thompson, S. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  20. Yunnan Inst. Bot. & Kunming Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci., eds. 1977-. Flora yunnanica.
Common names
English
devil's-tongue –
elephant-yam –
konjac –
leopard-palm –
snake-palm –
umbrella arum –
German
stinkende Titanenwurz –
Japanese Rōmaji
konnyaku –
Swedish
konjak-knölkalla –
Transcribed Chinese
hua mo yu –
mo yu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Thompson, S. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Food additivesemulsifier Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:45-50.
Human foodstarch Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Human foodvegetable Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Human foodvegetableonly tubersHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = A rivieri 'Konjac'
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2948. Accessed 28 April 2025.