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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Teve

Stink Lily

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Stink Lily, Elephant Yam, Telingo Potato

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Teve (RR MG MK MT AK), Pia Tita (AT); Other Polynesian - Teve (TON), Teve (SAM), Teve (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE se.Asia - Malesia - ?w.Melanesia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; Land, lowlands - valleys, base of slopes

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food (former Root)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+++
P
++
++
+++
++
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.)
SYNONYMS: Amorphophallus campanulatus [incl. TC/GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); ARECIDAE; Arales; ARACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.141 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.62 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.1/447 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.301 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.26 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.402a Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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