The article discusses Amorphophallus Titanum, which is the largest flower in the world, and its conservation efforts. The flower is rare and only blooms once every few years, emitting a foul odor to attract pollinators. Due to habitat loss and poaching, the species is endangered. Botanical gardens and conservation organizations are working to preserve Amorphophallus Titanum through seed banks and propagation programs. Efforts aim to safeguard the species so that future generations will appreciate its unique beauty and ecological importance.
Amorphophallus Titanum – is the flower recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest flower in the world in 2010 at the Winnipesaukee Orchid Garden in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA when the flower reached a height of 3.1 m .
According to ancient Greek: “amorphos” means “formless, distorted”; “phallos” means “statue figure”; “titan” means “giant.” This is a flower cluster with many small flowers attached to each other (like pineapple – pineapple) rather than one independent flower.
Amorphophasllus Titanum – The tallest flower in the world, guys!
Amorphophallus Titanum flowers live mainly in the tropical garden of Sumatra (Indonesia). The locals call it by an equally ᴜпіqᴜe name: Bunga bangkai, which means сoгрѕe Tree, сoгрѕe flower (Bunga – flower; bangkai – сoгрѕe). This also comes from its very “toxic” smell, guys.
It is the smell of animal decomposition. Because of this strange smell, whenever Amorphophallus Titanum blooms, it always attracts thousands of people to visit, admire and… smell.
A large number of tourists and residents visit the Amorphaphollus Titanum flower in Switzerland – this flower blooms after 17 years of cultivation here.
On average, Amorphophallus Titanum usually has a height of more than 2 m, a weight of 50 to 70 kg, and a lifespan of about 30 to 40 years. This flower only blooms once every 3-4 years, each flower lasts about 3-4 days.
In 2003, the Amorphophallus Titanum flower reached a record height of 2.74 m and was registered in the Guinness Book of Records (in the Botanical Garden of the University of Bonn, Germany). Until 2005, in Stuttgart, Germany, the height of another flower of the same type was recorded up to 2.94 m.
Photo taken 4 days after the flowers bloomed at the Botanical Garden, Washington (2005).
In particular, a record was broken in 2010 at the Winnipesaukee Orchid Garden in Gilford, New Hampshire (USA) when the Amorphophallus Titanum flower reached a height of 3.1 m. And this is also the new Guinness record for the tallest flower in the world, so far no flower has surpassed the record set by Amorphophallus Titanum.
The flower fades after blooming, true to its Indonesian name.
Currently, Amorphophallus Titanum has been planted and propagated by biologists around the world in their botanical gardens. In European countries: Germany, Switzerland… this flower is a “specialty” that attracts tourists when they suddenly “smell bad.”
Biological analysis of the interior of the Amorphophallus Titanum flower.
Inside there is also a large pollen area!
