Anchomanes is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of flowering plants in the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
AraceaeAraceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like hood. The group also goes by the name of Arum family and species in this...
. The genus consists of 7 or 8 species. Anchomanes is quite similar to species in the genus
DracontiumDracontium is a flowering plant similar to Amorphophallus. It can be distinguished on the basis of its inflorescence, which is smaller and unisexual. The tuber is large, similar to that of Amorphophallus but rounder, with no central and circular scar mark. When the plant begins to flower, the tuber...
and
AmorphophallusAmorphophallus is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family .-Distribution:These are typical lowland plants, growing in the tropical and subtropical zones of the paleotropics, from West...
, but there are a few apparent differences. One such difference is that the roots are perennial. Also, the stalks are spiny and the tuberous
rhizomeIn botany, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s has eyes.
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Anchomanes is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of flowering plants in the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
AraceaeAraceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like hood. The group also goes by the name of Arum family and species in this...
. The genus consists of 7 or 8 species. Anchomanes is quite similar to species in the genus
DracontiumDracontium is a flowering plant similar to Amorphophallus. It can be distinguished on the basis of its inflorescence, which is smaller and unisexual. The tuber is large, similar to that of Amorphophallus but rounder, with no central and circular scar mark. When the plant begins to flower, the tuber...
and
AmorphophallusAmorphophallus is a large genus of some 170 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family .-Distribution:These are typical lowland plants, growing in the tropical and subtropical zones of the paleotropics, from West...
, but there are a few apparent differences. One such difference is that the roots are perennial. Also, the stalks are spiny and the tuberous
rhizomeIn botany, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s has eyes.
Selected Species
- Anchomanes difformis
- Anchomanes giganteus
- Anchomanes welwitschii