The corpse flower lives up to its nickname. Native to Sumatran rainforests of Indonesia, the giant tropical plant can live for decades and grow over 12 feet tall, but its most famous for the ...
Dartmouth researchers identified key genes and molecules responsible for the corpse flower’s notorious stench and heating during blooming. The study reveals the roles of sulfur compounds and ...
Instead, crowds saw a 5-foot plant that didn’t smell quite as putrid as they had hoped. The corpse flower, predicted to bloom last week, finally unfurled on Sunday evening, after leaving many ...
A Cairns Regional Council spokesperson confirmed the Amorphophallus titanium, colloquially known as the titan arum Corpse Flower due to its pungent smell, collapsed early on Wednesday morning.
Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that ...
The titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) — commonly known as the corpse flower or corpse plant — is famous for a distinctive odour, akin to rotting flesh, when it blooms. City of Greater ...