Note that the name Elephant yam is used for two different, but related, species of plants.
Names
Scientific
Amorphophallus konjac
English
Devil's tongue
Elephant yam
Konjac
Konjak
Konjaku
Konnyaku potato
Snake palm
Voodoo lily
Dutch
Konjak
Spanish
Konjac
Konjak
Konnyaku
Lengua del diablo
French
Konjac
German
Konjakwurzel
Teufelszunge
Tränenbaum
Taxonomy
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Amorphophallus
Species
Amorphophallus konjac (Konjac)
Crop categories
Corm vegetables
Minor crops
Root vegetables
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables