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Amorphophallus maximus - spadix base

Image of Amorphophallus maximus (Engl.) N. E. Br.

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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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