1Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum)

As bad as the corpse lily smells, the Titan Arum is even worse. It’s earned the title “worst smelling flower in the world.” In its native Sumatra, it’s called “bunga bangkai” or “corpse flower” because of the odor of rotting flesh that it emits.

The plant grows from a large tuber that can weight from 55 to 110 pounds (25 to 50 kilograms). The flowers emerge when the tuber is dormant. The plant then produces a large, petal-like leaf, the spathe, which forms a vase. The outside of the spathe is green; the inside is the color of red meat.

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