Amorphophallus paeoniifolius or Elephant foot yam is a herbaceous, perennial plant referred various common names include Stink Lily, Giant Arum and Oal. The plant got the name "Stink Lily" because it's flower spreads fetid. The flower is popular in Sri lanka, called in Sinhalese "Kidaram Mala" blooms rarely that once or twice in year. The plant is native to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries. Some countries cultivate this plant as a vegetable but in Sri Lanka found naturally in wild mostly on strips of land adjacent to water bodies. The plant has important medicinal properties and tubers, that has many nutritional values use as a yam vegetable. Also other parts of the plant can be use as a green vegetable.