Konjac underground tubers for flat spherical, like water chestnuts, up to 25 centimeters in diameter, petiole stout, cylindrical, light green, dark purple spots, palmate compound leaves.
In the mountainous region of Northwest Hubei, the altitude of 1000-1200 meters area planting konjac is better, the region's abundant rainfall, dense vegetation, winter without cold, no summer heat, the temperature is suitable, high humidity, loose soil, fertile soil, summer clouds, scattered light more, the ecological environment is very suitable for the development of planting the environment requirements of the more demanding konjac.
Konjac planting area focus on higher altitude areas, the survey shows that although the low altitude areas can grow konjac, but because the environment is not suitable, konjac is only sporadically distributed in front of the farmhouse or the edge of the woodland, field planting is often twice as much, it is difficult to get high yield, high efficiency.
Konjac
The tuber is flat and spherical, 7.5cm in diameter, with the top center concave, dark reddish brown; the neck is surrounded by a majority of fleshy roots and fibrous fibrous roots. Base 35cm thick, yellowish green, smooth, with greenish brown or white patches. The leaf blade is green, 3-lobed; the flowers are dark purple, and the berries are spherical or oblate, yellow-green when ripe.
Konjac is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows under open forests, konjac underground tubers can be processed into konjac powder for food, and can be made into konjac tofu, konjac noodles, konjac bread, konjac meat, konjac juice, konjac silk and other foods.