Konjac flour, mainly obtained and purified from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac C.
Koch, yields a high molecular weight (M w) and viscous hydrocolloidal polysaccharide …

The chemical composition of inflorescence odours of 80 species of Amorphophallus
(Araceae) were determined by headspace-thermal desorption GC-MS. When compared to …

Background Amorphophallus is a genus of perennial plants widely distributed in the tropics
or subtropics of West Africa and South Asia. Its corms contain a high level of water-soluble …

Encompassing ca. 200 species distributed in paleotropical Africa and Asia, Amorphophallus
is one of the largest genera of Araceae. In spite of the great economic interest in its …

Amorphophallus (Araceae) contains more than 170 species that are mainly distributed in
Asia and Africa. Because the bulbs of Amorphophallus are rich in glucomannan, they have …

Remarkably little is known about the evolution of the emblematic genus Amorphophallus. To
shed new light on phylogenetic relationships between species of Amorphophallus and test …

Some plant lineages, such as Araceae and Orchidaceae, have independently evolved
deceptive flowers. These exploit the insect's perception and deceive the insects into …

Thermogenesis–the ability to generate metabolic heat–is much more common in animals
than in plants, but it has been documented in several plant families, most prominently the …

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, is a commercially important vegetable crop because of its
high production potential. In this study, we generated a total of 166 Gb of genomic data from …

Abstract The genus Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. is a vast and widespread group of
aroids belonging to Araceae which is taxonomically and botanically distinct due to the …