Over a thousand people queued up outside an abandoned gas station in San Francisco\u2019s Bay Area this week to catch a glimpse of the extremely rare and aptly named \u2018corpse flower\u2019, known for its putrid smell, which is often compared to that of rotting flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A similar scene played out in a greenhouse at Philadelphia\u2019s Temple University around the same time, where two of the endangered flowering plants are blooming for the first time since they were brought to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018corpse flower\u2019 is a flowering plant, which is native to the rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia. The scientific name of the rare plant, Amorphophallus titanum, quite literally translates to giant, misshapen phallus, presumably due to its appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In about a decade, the \u2018corpse flower\u2019 can grow to be up to 10 feet tall and unveil two of its key components \u2014 a deep red skirt-like petal known as the spathe and a yellow rod-like \u2018spadix\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another crucial component of the plant is the \u2018corm\u2019, a fleshy underground plant stem which acts as a storage organ where the corpse plant\u2019s energy is stored. The unique plant is said to have the biggest corm in existence, sometimes weighing around 100 kgs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The corpse flower is known to be one of the world\u2019s largest \u2018unbranched inflorescence\u2019 or a stalk bearing a cluster of flowers. The average corpse flower has a lifespan of about three-four decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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