Amorphophallus sylvaticus
(Roxb.) Kunth.
Vajra-kanda
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Corms, Leaves, Petioles, Roots, Vegetable
The corms are cut into small pieces and boiled with tamarind leaves to remove the pungent taste, then fried, made into porridge, or used in pickles. Young leaves and leaf stalks are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on the Deccan in India. It grows in partly evergreen forests.
Asia, India, Northeastern India, Sri Lanka,
How to Identify
A taro family herb. The corm is 5 cm across. The leaf stalk is 40 cm long. It is green to purple with spots or blemishes. It produces a single leaf that is divided into leaflets. The flower is surrounded by a white spathe. This is 6 cm long. It is cream outside and red inside. The spike like flower is 10-20 cm long. It turns yellow or orange.
Medicinal Uses
Listed as a popular food in traditional use.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Amorphophallus sylvaticus is a flowering plant species in India. This is used in herbal medicine.
Other Information
It is a popular food.
Notes
There are about 170-200 Amorphophallus species.
Names & Synonyms
Ban ole, Habit hensarku, Jangli suran, Kaattuchenai, Kattukarunai keerai, Olodor, Vanakanda
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- WATT (As Synantherias sylvatica)
