Amorphophallus campanulatus forma hortenis Backer (suweg) is a tuber crop species contained in the lowlands with an altitude of 800 meters above sea level. Plants with bulbs half-ball shape is thought to have come from India and then spread to Southeast Asia to the Pacific Ocean Islands. By the age of 1 year of planting bulbs suweg can grow to a diameter of 35 cm but with fertility and adequate soil moisture. Suweg also be grown under trees that covered at least 40% of sun exposure. Leaf stalk that grows upright in the center can reach a height of 60-90 cm. when the leaves begin to wilt mean suweg ready to be harvested. Suweg tuber skin dark brown with orange flesh tubers to dull reddish.
Suweg which is the roots of this species is rarely cultivated and consumed by the public because of the sap that can cause itching. Processing is then given simply by steamed grated coconut is a common thing but it turns out suweg can also be a variety of food that is different from the others. Suweg can be used as an alternative to carbohydrate. Suweg can be used in its processing of flour by means of thin sliced, dried in the sun until dry, then crushed to a powder. This flour can be used as a substitute for rice or wheat flour under on cake mix, bread, pastries, noodles materials and others.
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