i guess some people in indonesia actually eat this flower anyway? (but the berries seem to be poisonous)
i found this:
PHILLIPS: So is there anything that we can take from it, you know, like for example, some plants we can get remedies from for sicknesses, or you know, make -- is there anything that comes from this plant that potentially could be interesting?
TRAGER: Well, that -- potentially. There is a lot of research yet to be done. We do know that many members of this family are edible. So there may be a potential food source there.
PHILLIPS: Really?
TRAGER: Yes.
PHILLIPS: Smelling that badly?
TRAGER: The tuber is edible, as well as parts of the flower.
PHILLIPS: Have you ever tasted it?
TRAGER: No.
PHILLIPS: What does it -- do you know what it tastes like? Has anyone described it to you?
TRAGER: Oh, I understand that the spadic (ph) was cooked up with chilies and chicken in parts of Indonesia, but I haven't tried it.
PHILLIPS: Oh, my goodness. And when you cook it, does the smell go away, does it get worse?
TRAGER: It probably goes away. But I don't know, I haven't tried it.