via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > A <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a> > *Amorphophallus commutatus* (Schott) Engl. ... (*family*: Araceae) [image: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2600091802/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dragon%20Stalk%20Yam.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Amorphophallus%20commutatus> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Amorphophalluscommutatus&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Amorphophalluscommutatus&format=kml_nl> *a-mor-fo-FAL-us* -- without definite form ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Amorphophallus> *kom-yoo-TAH-tus* -- changing ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=commutatus> *commonly known as*: dragon stalk yam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/dragon-stalk-yam>• *Malayalam*: കാത്തു ചേന kattu-cena<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kattu-cena-kattu-cena>• *Marathi*: मोगरी कंद mogari kanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/mogari-kanda-mogari-kanda>, शेवळा shevala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/sevala> *botanical names*: *Amorphophallus commutatus* (Schott) Engl. ... *synonym*: *Conophallus commutatus* Schott ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-8119> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed along NH8 near Sasunavaghar ... 21 JUN 08 Dear friends, ... *to validate*: लोत (lota) - a medicinal plant and its root. The flower is called शेवाळें (shevalen) ... A dictionary, Marathi and English<http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4&searchhws=yes&display=utf8&table=molesworth>by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). *Would the names refer to this plant* ? Regards. Dinesh
