Biology:Amorphophallus bufo
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Short description: Species of plant
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 Ridl.
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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]
References
- ↑ "Amorphophallus bufo Ridl." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/84309-1.
- ↑ Liu, Kunpeng; Mansor, Asyraf; Ruppert, Nadine; Fadzly, Nik (2020). "Rattan spines as deterrence? A spinescence study on different species of rattans". Plant Signaling & Behavior 15 (10). doi:10.1080/15592324.2020.1795393. PMID 32693670.
Wikidata ☰ Q15315510 entry