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]
| Amorphophallus bufo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
References edit
- ^ "Amorphophallus bufo Ridl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ 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. PMC 8550532. PMID 32693670.
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