Sauromatum venosum
The voodoo lily is a tuberous aroid of forests and riverside meadows across tropical Africa, Arabia and the Himalaya to China. A bare spotted spathe appears from the dormant tuber in spring with a brief carrion smell, followed by a single tall divided leaf through summer.
Where it grows wild
Forest edges, open woodland and riparian meadows, often on slopes in monsoon-influenced uplands.
Recorded from 50 to 3,900 m, median 1,524 m; most Himalayan and East African sites lie at 1,500 to 2,100 m.
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