A corpse flower at the University of Washington flowered this year, becoming an unlikely tourist attraction.
Amorphophallus titanum is known as the Titan arum or the corpse flower.
And then the reason will become clear for its grim nickname: the corpse flower.
The insects carry pollen to other corpse flowers.
Amorphophallus titanum, similar smelling plant, sometimes known as "corpse flower".
The Bronx is a people place, and the corpse flower is not a people plant.
Not for nothing is the plant known in Sumatra as bunga bangui, or corpse flower.
According to this article, there is a corpse flower blooming right now in Switzerland.
In its native Sumatra it is called bunga bankai, or corpse flower.
The insects carry pollen to other corpse flowers, which helps perpetuate the species.
