Monday, February 5, 2007

( Plant ) Corpse Flower aka Bunga Bangkai

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Lah... I thought it is only available in Indo. In fact,in England,they keep it one in England.

The titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The largest single flower is borne by the Rafflesia arnoldii; the largest branched inflorescence in the plant kingdom belongs to the Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera). Due to its fragrance, which is reminiscent of the smell of a decomposing mammal[1], the titan arum is also known as the "Corpse flower" or "Corpse plant" (in Indonesian, "bunga bangkai" – bunga means flower, while bangkai means corpse or cadaver; for the same reason, the same title is also attributed to Rafflesia which, like the titan arum, also grows in the rainforests of Sumatra).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum

I smelt it once when I was in Padang ( had a field trip from college for 1 week ). Gosh...smells sooo bad.

But,it does look good :)



2 comments:

  1. di Bonn juga ada :D Sudah beberapa kali berbunga. Berbunga tidak tiap tahun.

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  2. Iya,cie.Kmrn baca di wikipedia,ada di Bonn n England.

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