2. Amorphophallus titanum (from Ancient
Greek amorphos, "without form,
misshapen" + phallos, "phallus", and
titan, "giant" ), known as the titan arum,
is a flowering plant with the largest
unbranched inflorescence in the world.
The titan arum grows in the wild only in
the equatorial rainforests of Sumatra,
Indonesia.
Due to its odor, which is reminiscent of
the smell of a decomposing mammal,
the titan arum is characterized as a
carrion flower.
3. The titan arum's inflorescence can reach over 3 metres
(10 ft) in height. Both male and female flowers grow in the
same inflorescence. The female flowers open first, then a
day or two following, the male flowers open. This usually
prevents the flower from self-pollinating.
The corm is the largest known, weighing around
50 kilograms (110 lb).
After the flower dies back, a single leaf, which reaches the
size of a small tree, grows from the underground corm. The
leaf grows on a somewhat green stalk that branches into
three sections at the top, each containing many leaflets.
The leaf structure can reach up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall and
5 metres (16 ft) across. Each year, the old leaf dies and a
new one grows in its place. When the corm has stored
enough energy, it becomes dormant for about four months.
Then, the process repeats.
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