The Titan Arum is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. It was originally discovered by an Italian botanist, Odoardo Beccari, in Sumatra in 1878.
Due to its fragrance, which is reminiscent of the smell of a decomposing mammal, the Titan Arum is also known as carrion flower, or 'corpse flower.
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The worlds biggest Amorphophallus titanum blower grew 2005 in Stuttgart, Germany. It reached 2,94 m (~9ft, 6 in.).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_flower
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-10-22/33623.html
....sorry: Amorph.tit. flower ...
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