Amorphophallus bufo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Amorphophallus |
Species: | A. bufo
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Binomial name | |
Amorphophallus bufo |
Amorphophallus bufo is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Peninsular Malaysia. [1] Its petioles have numerous black spots; it is thought this is defensive mimicry, with the spots appearing to herbivores to be a swarm of ants guarding the plant. [2]
Amorphophallus bufo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Amorphophallus |
Species: | A. bufo
|
Binomial name | |
Amorphophallus bufo |
Amorphophallus bufo is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Peninsular Malaysia. [1] Its petioles have numerous black spots; it is thought this is defensive mimicry, with the spots appearing to herbivores to be a swarm of ants guarding the plant. [2]