Amorphophallus bufo

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Amorphophallus bufo is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Peninsular Malaysia.{{cite POWO |id=84309-1 |title=Amorphophallus bufo Ridl. |access-date=29 January 2023 }} Its petioles have numerous black spots; it is thought this is defensive mimicry, with the spots appearing to herbivores to be a swarm of ants guarding the plant.{{cite journal |title=Rattan spines as deterrence? A spinescence study on different species of rattans |year=2020 |last1=Liu |first1=Kunpeng |last2=Mansor |first2=Asyraf |last3=Ruppert |first3=Nadine |last4=Fadzly |first4=Nik |journal=Plant Signaling & Behavior |volume=15 |issue=10 |doi=10.1080/15592324.2020.1795393 |pmid=32693670 |pmc=8550532 |bibcode=2020PlSiB..1595393L }}

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