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Videos

Why Do the World's Largest Flowers Stink?
The monster flower and the titan arum have been said to smell like rotting flesh.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The fascinating life cycle of the titan arum plant
Learn about the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as a corpse...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Stinking giant
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) at peak bloom at the United States Botanic...
© Erik Cox Photography/Shutterstock.com
Titan arum fruits
Ripening fruits of the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum).
© Tanpong Watanatada/Shutterstock.com
Superlative flowering structure
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) in bloom, featuring the largest unbranched...
© alessandrozocc/Fotolia

Podcasts

“Stench of the Titans”
Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica delves into the incredible life cycle...