Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus Titanum is remarkable flower structure found in Sumatra Indonesia. In 1889, it was the first time that people in Europe witnessed the Amorphophallus when the tuber of 2 m in circumference which had been growing in London’s Kew’s Gardens for some years, finally produced a bloom 2 m tall. The tallest bloom recorded was 3.3 m for the Amorphophallus Titanum.
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| During our photo expeditions to Borneo, we thought we smelled a dead rat in the forest. It was actually a few blooms of the Amorphophallus just by the trail in Kubah National Park, Sarawak,Malaysian Borneo. We also saw similar flower at the Mulu National Park in northern Sarawak. |
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| The foul smell of the flower lures insect to pollinate the plant as you can see from the bee hovering inside the flower. |
Today, as I was at the Singapore Botanical Gardens, I chanced upon this rare plant at the information counter near the taxi stand next to the Tanglin Gate.
If you are in Singapore this week, don't miss this rare opportunity to see this amazing plant in the visitor information counter at the Tanglin Gate of the Singapore Botanical Gardens.
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| (See image above taken on 23 Nov 2010). |
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