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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Belongs to the Araceae family, this vivid colored unbranched inflorescence flower has strong decomposing odor.
Also classified as Amorphophallus campanulatus.
Spotted on Oct 25, 2013
Submitted on Oct 28, 2013
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Fun fact! The striking looking flowers of the whitespot giant arum or elephant yam emit a “rotting flesh” odor, which attracts pollinators such as carrion flies and beetles. Its tubers are the third most important carbohydrate source in Indonesia (after rice and maize), where it has been cultivated for centuries. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...
Thanks KarenL! I thought it belongs to the Fungi kingdom.
Beautiful! I've moved this to plants for you.
wow!!!! nice one