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Tag Archives: Araceae
Amorphophallus konjac: Can You Resist the Lure of the Devil’s Tongue?
You are probably familiar with Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, which has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, but do you know about its smaller, red tongued sibling Amorphophallus konjac? Family Description A. konjac is a member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Learning and Teaching, Monocots, Philippines, Students
Tagged A. konjac, Africa, Alismatales, Amorphophallus, Amorphophallus konjac, Araceae, Aroideae, arum, botany, culinary, devil's tongue, Interesting plants, Japan, Japanese, Kew, konjac, konnyaku, medicinal plant, Medicine, Monocots, MSc Plant Diversity, snake palm, spadix, spathe, Subtropical plants, teaching and learning, terrestrial herb, Tropical Asia, Tropical biodiversity, Tropical Crops, Tropical food plants, tropical plants, voodoo lily
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Multi-tasking in the plant kingdom (Araceae)…
Species in the Spathiphyllum genus are members of the monocotyledonous flowering plant family Araceae, often called the arum or aroid family. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas, and southeastern Asia, most commonly in lowland forests where they … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Asia, Learning and Teaching, Monocots, Neotropics, Species, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged air cleansing, Araceae, aroid, arum, biofilter, bract, cleaning, cochlearispathum, contaminants, environment, house plant, indoor, inflorescence, NASA, Peace Lily, spadix, spathe, Spathiphyllum, Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum, Waheed Arshad
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