Corpse Flower Rainforest. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. While it is in bloom the flower emits a strong odor similar to rotting meat or aptly a decaying corpse.
A rafflesia that recently bloomed in a West Sumatran forest is nearly 4 feet in diameter --. It gives of a smell like rotting flesh which is why it is also known as the Corpse Flower. So far theyve lost 72 of their native tropical rainforests in Indonesia.
Oct 23 2018 The corpse flowers name comes from the plants dank smell reminiscent of rotting flesh.
A record three Corpse Flowers bloomed at The Huntington in August. One of the most amazing plants in the tropical rainforest is the Rafflesia arnoldii. Not to weather but to poachers. It is a rare tropical plant native to the equatorial rainforests of Sumatra Indonesia.