Konjac

Konjac Amorphophallus konjac
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Amorphophallus
Species:	A. konjac
Binomial name
Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch
Synonyms
Amorphophallus mairei H.Lév. Amorphophallus nanus H.Li & C.L.Long Amorphophallus rivierei Durand ex Carrière Brachyspatha konjac (K.Koch) K.Koch Conophallus konjak Schott Hydrosme rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Engl. Proteinophallus rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Hook.f. Tapeinophallus rivierei (Durand ex Carrière) Baill.

Konjac (English pronunciation: /ˈkoʊnjæk/ KOHN-yak; Amorphophallus konjac; syn. A. rivieri; Japanese: 蒟蒻/菎蒻; こんにゃく; konnyaku; Korean: 곤약; gonyak; Chinese: 蒟蒻; pinyin: jǔruò), also known as konjak, konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius), is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus.

It is native to warm subtropical to tropical eastern Asia, from Japan and China south to Indonesia (USDA hardiness Zone 6-11). It is a perennial plant, growing from a large corm up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The single leaf is up to 1.3 m (4 ft) across, bipinnate, and divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced on a spathe enclosed by a dark purple spadix up to 55 cm (22 in) long.

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