Amorphophallus titanium (Becc.) Becc. ex Arcang.

Alismatales, Araceae

Indonesia, Sumatra

Commonly referred to as the corpse flower, it is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world reaching over 3 metres in height. The flower’s pollinators and attracting method are similar to that of the Rafflesia flower. The inflorescence bloooms at night, releasing an odour of rotting meat attracting carrion-eating beetles and flesh flies to pollinate it. The giant underground tuber usually weighs around 50 kilogrammes. This model of the flower is on display at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at the National University of Singapore’s Kent Ridge campus.

3D photogrammetry capture done with KIRI Engine.