AMORPHOPHALLUS DECUS-SILVAE × AMORPHOPHALLUS HENRYI

Hybrid

PARENTAGE:

Amorphophallus decus-silvae × Amorphophallus henryi

HYBRIDIZER:

Steve Jackson

NOTES:

1. Steve Jackson: Amorphophallus decus-silvae (ovule) × Amorphophallus henryi (pollen), fresh pollen, success, subgeneric cross; reported 2020.¹

2. Reported in the Amorphophallus Facebook group: Steve Jackson found his flowering plant unlike A. henryi in any way: far larger than expected, with a less open spathe verging on black (October 2022).²

REFERENCES:

1. Claudel C. 2020. Chapter “Hybrids” pages 80–97. In: Konjac Glucomannan Production, Processing, and Functional Applications Edited by George Srzednicki, Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul. CRC Press

2. Steve Jackson, post in the Amorphophallus Facebook group, 17 October 2022

Photos by Steve Jackson

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