Amorphophallus campanulatus

Amorphophallus campanulatus

Whitespot giant arum, elephant's foot, pongapong

The tuber is a rather flattened rough sphere weighing as much as 5-15 kg. The single leaf grows to 120 cm in length, and the blade is divided into numerous leaflets and may be 2 m wide. Tubers and leaves of wild plants contain sharp crystals of calcium oxalate that puncture the mouth and tongue, causing intense irritation. Cultivated forms can be used either fresh or cooked for pig feed.

					As % of dry matter

				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref

Fresh aerial part,
India					15.3	14.2	16.3	3.3	50.9	1.52	0.81	378

Fresh tubers,
Philippines				25.8	19.8	2.3	6.6	1.6	69.7			"


		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Tuber											Ref	404

Arg	Cys	Gly	His	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
11.2	-	-	1.6	5.0	5.9	4.4	1.0	6.2	4.5	0.6	-	5.0

References

378, 404

Amorphophallus campanulatus

Whitespot giant arum, elephant's foot, pongapong

References

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