Botany

Anchomanes

Anchomanes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa. Anchomanes is quite similar to species in the genera Dracontium and Amorphophallus, but there are a few apparent differences. One such difference is that the roots are perennial. Also, the stalks are spiny and the tuberous rhizomes have eyes.

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See also

• ▸Goeppertia majestica
• ▸Beta Hydrae
• ▸Allagoptera

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