Amorphophallus brevispathus
Gagnep.
Erok, Short spathe voodoo lily
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stalks
The stalks are boiled and eaten with chilli or used in curries.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in humid places along rivers.
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A large herb. It grows 30-45 cm tall. It has long leaf stalks. The leaves are rounded and succulent. They are 50-120 cm across.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from bulbils.
Notes
There are about 170-200 Amorphophallus species.
Names & Synonyms
Buk i rok khao, Elok
Thomsonia larsenii S. Y. Hu
References (2)
- Phatlamphu, N., et al, 2021, Ethnobotany of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand, Biodiversitas Vol. 22, No. 12 pp 5432-5444
- Somnasang, P., Moreno, G and Chusil K., 1998, Indigenous knowledge of wild hunting and gathering in north-east Thailand. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 19(4) p 359f
