TNPSC Thervupettagam

Titan Arum Flower

November 20 , 2024 16 hrs 0 min 13 0
  • Amorphophallus Titanum, often shortened to Titan Arum is bloomed in the south of Melbourne, Australia
  • It blooms once in a decade and is one of the largest in the world — growing over 10 ft in height.
  • The flower smells like putrid dead bodies.
  • It is called as the 'corpse flower', native to western Sumatra, Indonesia.
  • It was first described by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari in 1878.
  • The flower has been listed as “endangered” under the IUCN Red List.

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