Xanthosoma striatipes
Region: south America, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas.
Habitat: seasonal wet places at the edges of forests.
Content: calcium oxalate crystals.
Use: corms and spadix for food.
Botany
Herb; perennial.
Inflorescence: spadix, heated for fertilization, strengthening the aroma, attracting pollinating insects.