Devil's Tongue (Amorphophallus rivieri)

Family: Araceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Pink. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Irregular or sprawling.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rhizome - cooked. The root must be thoroughly boiled or baked, it is acrid when raw. Very large, it can be up to 30cm in iameter. — Rhizome - cooked.; The root must be thoroughly boiled or baked, it is acrid when raw.; Very large, it can be up to 30cm in iameter.; In Japan the large brown tubers are peeled, cooked and pounded to extract their starch, which is solidified with dissolved limestone into an edible gel called 'Konnyaku'.

Habitat & North American Range

Loose leafy detritus in moist shady habitats. Forest margins and thickets at elevations of 830-1200 metres in western Yunnan. (Zone 10)