Flora about Amorphophallus Titanium

Amorphophallus titanum 

Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum, is a flowering plants with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The titan arum's inflorescence is not as large as that of the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, but the inflorescence of the talipot palm is branched rather than unbranched.
Due to its odor, which is like the smell of a rotting corpse or carcass, the titan arum is characterized as a carrion flower and is also known as the corpse flower, or corpse plant  bunga bangkai – bunga means flower, while bangkai can be translated as corpse, cadaver, or carrion). For the same reason, the title corpse flower is also attributed to the genus Rafflesia which, like the titan arum, grows in the rainforests of Sumatra Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo in Sabah and Sarawak.

The titan arum's inflorescence can reach over 3 metres (10 ft) in height. Like the related cuckoo pint and calla lily, it consists of a fragrant spadix of flowers wrapped by a spathe, which looks like a large petal. In the case of the titan arum, the spathe is a deep green on the outside and dark burgundy red on the inside, with a deeply furrowed texture. The spadix is hollow and resembles a large loaf of French bread. Near the bottom of the spadix, hidden from view inside the sheath of the spathe, the spadix bears two rings of small flowers. The upper ring bears the male flowers, the lower ring is spangled with bright red-orange carpels. The "fragrance" of the titan arum resembles rotting meat, attracting carrion-eating beetles and flesh flies (family Sarcophagidae) that polinate it. The inflorescence's deep red color and texture contribute to the illusion that the spathe is a piece of meat. During bloom, the tip of the spadix is approximately human body temperature, which helps the perfume volatilize; this heat is also believed to assist in the illusion that attracts carcass-eating insects.

• Classification

Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Amorphophallus Species: A. titanum

• Life Circle

Amorphophallus titanium has a two-stage life cycle, the leafy period (vegetative) and the period of flowering (generative). Both stages are always punctuated by rest periods. The life cycle of this flower lasts between 20-40 years, from the start of the seed to the first flowering

Habitat
Amorphophillus titanium is now scattered in various places around the world, mainly owned by botanical gardens or specialist breeders. In America, flowers that appear are often given a nickname or a particular name and always attract the attention of many visitors. Uniquely many visitors come to
"enjoy the smell" it.







Taxonomy

This plant has a Domain organism or Eukariotes .