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  2. Amorphophallus - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Titan arum - Wikipedia

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    The titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is a flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has a large unbranched inflorescence; a tall single leaf, branched like a tree; and a heavy tuber which enables the plant to produce the inflorescence. A. titanum is endemic to rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

  4. Inflorescence - Wikipedia

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    In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. [1] An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a main axis ( peduncle ) and by the timing of its flowering (determinate and indeterminate).

  5. See it: Stinky, rare 'corpse flower' blooms at Brooklyn ... - AOL

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    "It is not as large as an Amorphophallus titanum bloom, but its uniquely tall inflorescence is a significantly more rare occurrence," BBG gardener Chris Sprindis said.

  6. Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower's stinking ...

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    An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower, began blooming Tuesday afternoon at the California Academy of Sciences, a research institution and museum. During the bloom, it releases a ...

  7. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius - Wikipedia

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    Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam [4] or whitespot giant arum, [5] [6] is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands.

  8. Amorphophallus henryi - Wikipedia

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    All leaves are one single leaf, and each bulb can only grow one leaf. Its leaves resemble the leaves of most other species in the genus Amorphophallus, with a large stem and multiple branches of the leaf. [2] Amorphophallus henyri has flowers that are known to be rancid smelling. It has a yellow inflorescence, and is about 1 foot tall. [2]

  9. List of largest inflorescences - Wikipedia

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    Largest unbranched inflorescence. Largest spatheate inflorescence. The krubi, or bunga bangui Amorphophallus titanum; Araceae: Sumatra: Spadix up to 3 metres (10 ft) in height. Spathe about half as high and 4 ft 11 in (1.50 meters) across the mouth. [24] Amorphophallus hewetii marginally smaller. Amorphophallus gigas taller but smaller.