In Bogor Botanical Garden growth a giant flower which can reach a height of 10 feet! Names of this flower is Amorphophallus titanium or in Indonesia known as “bunga bangkai” which has meaning “cadaver flower” due to its stench, which has been described as resembling "rotting-fish-with-burnt-sugar."
This odor, which is strongest at night, is designed to attract pollinators, which in Sumatera are mainly carrion beetles and flesh flies.
The flower is native to rain forests on the island of Sumatera,Indonesia.
photo by: Pudjiatmoko
MasyaAllah..besarnya spesies bunga nih!!
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