Amorphophallus maximus - spadix base

Description:
The dark coloured spathe (29 cm long) is forced open to show the fertile base of the spadix. The entire spadix is 81 cm long ! The peduncle of the inflorescence is about 60 cm long and spotted. The inflorescence emerges before the leaf.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Monocots (Monocotyledons)
- Alismatales
- Araceae (arum family)
- Amorphophallus (amorphophallus)
- Amorphophallus maximus
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