The rare “corpse flower” flowered for the first time in seven years at a school in the United States, emitting its trademark terrible odour.
The corpse flower began blooming at the Barbara Kindschi Greenhouse in Allendale, according to Grand Valley State University (GVSU).
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The flower is known for having one of the worst odours in the world. It’s currently on exhibit on the second floor of GVSU’s Allendale campus’s Kindschi Hall of Science.
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Amorphophallus titanum, or titan arum, is the scientific name for the corpse flower. It’s an endangered tropical plant native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
It has the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence. Only the equatorial rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, are home to the titan arum. Odoardo Beccari, an Italian botanist, was the first to scientifically characterise it in 1878.
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Because it smells like rotten flesh to most people, the flower is known as the corpse flower.
The flower has flowered for the first time in seven years, according to Christina Hipshier, administrator of the Barbara Kindschi Greenhouse.
“It started blooming on Sunday afternoon, so we’re on day three now, and she’s looking sad.” However, people can still come and look at it and smell it,” Hipshier explained.
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Titan arum can take up to ten years to grow large enough for its first bloom, however, this one blossomed after only seven years.
The flowering time of the plant is between 24 and 36 hours. The bloom may be seen at Grand Valley State University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
