Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Amorphophallus, Bagana

Family: Araceae (Aroid)

Distribution: Ethiopia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Usage: roots are edible

Comments: The tubers are sometimes gathered from the wild, mainly in times of shortage, as a local food source. The plant is sometimes cultivated as a food crop in fields and occasionally in gardens in Ethiopia.