AMORPHOPHALLUS

There are quite a number of Amorphophallus (Family: Araceae) species and I wonder what this is since I couldn't tell from the remnants of the flower.

AMORPHOPHALLUS TITANUM

The Titan Arum, from the Araceae Family, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens is flowering and just as I am typing this, the inflorescence has probably reached its peak in flowering and the flesh-rotting smell is unleashed. Unfortunately or fortunately, I am not there to see the army of beetles and flies seeking out the flowers.

The Rafflesia that I posted earlier has the world's largest single flower, but this aroid has the world's largest unbranched inflorescence. The bracts wrapping the inflorescence look like a yummy vegetable and would unfurl itself. A link on the plant is shown below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum