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The genus Amorphophallus is in the family Araceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

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Species in Amorphophallus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Amorphophallus aberrans Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus abyssinicus (A.Rich.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus albispathus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus albus P.Y.Liu & J.F.Chen	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus amygdaloides Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus andranogidroensis Hett. & Mangelsdorff	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus angolensis (Welw. ex Schott) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus angulatus Hett. & A.Vogel	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus angustispathus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus ankarana Hett., Ittenbach & Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus annulifer Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus antsingyensis Bogner, Hett. & Ittenbach	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus aphyllus (Hook.) Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus asper (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus asterostigmatus Bogner & Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus atrorubens Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus atroviridis Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus bankokensis Gagnep.	Accepted		TRO
Amorphophallus barthlottii Ittenb. & Lobin	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus baumannii (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus beccarii Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus bequaertii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus bonaccordensis Sivad. & N.Mohanan	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus borneensis (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus boyceanus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus brachyphyllus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus brevispathus Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus bufo Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus calabaricus N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus canaliculatus Ittenb., Hett. & Lobin	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus carneus Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus chlorospathus Kurz ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus cicatricifer Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus cirrifer Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus coaetaneus S.Y.Liu & S.J.Wei	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus consimilis Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus corrugatus N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus costatus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus coudercii (Bogner) Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus croatii Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus cruddasianus Prain	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus curvistylis Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus dactylifer Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus declinatus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus decus-silvae Backer & Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus discophorus Backer & Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus dracontioides (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus dunnii Tutcher	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus dzui Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus eburneus Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus echinatus Bogner & Mayo	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus eichleri (Engl.) Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus elatus Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus elegans Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus elliottii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus erythrororrhachis Hett., Pronk & R.Kaufmann	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus excentricus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus forbesii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus fuscus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus galbra F.M.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gallaensis (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gallowayi Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gigas Teijsm. & Binn.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus glaucophyllus Hett. & Serebryanyi	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gliruroides Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus glossophyllus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus goetzei (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gomboczianus Pic.Serm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gracilior Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus gracilis Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus haematospadix Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus harmandii Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hayi Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus henryi N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hetterscheidii Ittenb. & Lobin	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hewittii Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hildebrandtii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hirsutus Teijsm. & Binn.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hirtus N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hohenackeri (Schott) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus hottae Bogner & Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus impressus Ittenb.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus incurvatus Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus infundibuliformis Hett., A.Dearden & A.Vogel	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus interruptus Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus johnsonii N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus josefbogneri Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus julaihii Ipor, Tawan & P.C.Boyce	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus kachinensis Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus kiusiana (Makino) Makino	Accepted		TRO
Amorphophallus kiusianus (Makino) Makino	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus konkanensis Hett., S.R.Yadav & K.S.Patil	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus koratensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus krausei Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus lambii Mayo & Widjaja	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus lanuginosus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus laoticus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus linearis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus linguiformis Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus longicomus Hett. & Serebryanyi	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus longiconnectivus Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus longispathaceus Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus longistylus Kurz ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus longituberosus (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus lunatus Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus luzoniensis Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus lyratus (Roxb.) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus macrorhizus Craib	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mangelsdorffii Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus manta Hett. & Ittenbach	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus margretae Ittenb.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus maximus (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus maxwellii Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mekongensis Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus merrillii K.Krause	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mildbraedii K.Krause	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus minor Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mossambicensis (Schott ex Garcke) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus muelleri Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mullendersii Malaisse & Bamps	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus myosuroides Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus mysorensis E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus napalensis (Wall.) Bogner & Mayo	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus napiger Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus nicolsonianus Sivadasan	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus obovoideus Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus obscurus Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus ochroleucus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus ongsakulii Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus operculatus Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus opertus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus palawanensis Bogner & Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus parvulus Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus paucisectus Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus pendulus Bogner & Mayo	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus perakensis Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus pilosus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus plicatus Bok & H.J.Lam	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus polyanthus Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus prainii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus preussii (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus prolificus Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus purpurascens Kurz ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus pusillus Hett. & Serebryanyi	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus putii Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus pygmaeus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus ranchanensis Ipor, A.Simon & Meekiong	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus reflexus Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus rhizomatosus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus richardsiae Ittenb.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus rostratus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus rugosus Hett. & A.L.Lamb	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sagittarius Steenis	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus salmoneus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus saraburiensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus saururus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus scaber Serebryanyi & Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus schmidtiae Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus scutatus Hett. & T.C.Chapm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus serrulatus Hett. & A.Galloway	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sinuatus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sizemoreae Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus smithsonianus Sivadasan	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sparsiflorus Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus spectabilis (Miq.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus staudtii (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus stipitatus Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus subcymbiformis Alderw.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sumawongii (Bogner) Bogner & Mayo	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus symonianus Hett. & Sizemore	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus synandrifer Hett. & V.D.Nguyen	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus taurostigma Ittenbach, Hett. & Bogner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus tenuispadix Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus tenuistylis Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus teuszii (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus tinekeae Hett. & A.Vogel	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus titanum (Becc.) Becc.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus tonkinensis Engl. & Gehrm.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus tuberculatus Hett. & V.D.Nguyen	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus variabilis Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus venustus Hett., A.Hay & Mood	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus verticillatus Hett.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus vogelianus Hett. & Billensteiner	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus xiei H.Li & Z.L.Dao	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus yuloensis H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus yunnanensis Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus zengianus C.L.Long & H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Amorphophallus zenkeri (Engl.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 303 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Amorphophallus. Of these 197 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 27 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Amorphophallus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 303 species names for the genus Amorphophallus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	197	65.0%
◕	Synonym	92	30.4%
◕	Unplaced	4	1.3%
◕	Unassessed	10	3.3%

All names

The status of the 330 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Amorphophallus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	204	61.8%
◕	Synonym	112	33.9%
◕	Unplaced	4	1.2%
◕	Unassessed	10	3.0%

Of these names,

• 2 are recorded as invalid
• 7 are recorded as illegitimate
• 1 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 303 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Amorphophallus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	194	86	0	0	280	92.4%
	Medium confidence	2	5	0	0	7	2.3%
	Low confidence	1	1	4	10	16	5.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Amorphophallus, are as follows: