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The name 'durian' is derived from the Malay word duri ('thorn'), a reference to the numerous prickly thorns on its rind, combined with the noun-building suffix -an. [5] [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the alternate spelling durion was first used in a 1588 translation of The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof by the Spanish explorer Juan ...
A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple of death'. This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world: it has milky-white sap that contains numerous toxins and can cause blistering. The sap is present in every part of the tree—bark, leaves, and fruit. [5] [6]
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.
"Gently pull your plant out of its pot—soil and all—and give the soil a sniff," says Gillett. "If it smells like death, well, you probably have some rotten roots in there." Similarly, your ...
The tallest inflorescence of an Amorphophallus titanum was recorded at Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium, on 13 August 2024. It measured 322.5 cm from the tuber. Its tuber is the largest known, typically weighing around 50 kg (110 lb). [4]
A foul smell of rotting meat attracts flies and beetles. To pollinate successfully, the flies and/or beetles must visit both the male and female plants, in that order. The fruit produced are round berries filled with numerous minute seeds. The flies Drosophila colorata, Chrysomya megacephala and Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis visit the late flowers.
The cage fungus, a brightly colored mushroom, smells like death and drips brown slime to attract flies, which helps the fungus spread. The cage fungus, a brightly colored mushroom, smells like ...
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