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 deathlike ...
The mysteries of how a huge flower that stinks of decaying flesh blooms have been uncovered by scientists. The so-called "corpse flower", known more formally as the titan arum or Amorphophallus ...
A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...
If you smell a rotting corpse, it could be one of two things: an actual rotting corpse, or—if you’re lucky—just a giant smelly flower called titan arum. Now, scientists have identified the molecular ...
This stunning but stinky bloom of a corpse flower unfurled on 18 June at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, but it will only be around briefly – they tend to last for just 24 to 36 hours.
Scientists just found one of the rarest and largest flowers on Earth after a 13-year-long hunt, and it was the most emotional moment for the search party! Imagine pushing through thick jungle vines ...
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