Today, various media have reported the news of corpse flower blooming in Xishuangbanna. What is corpse flower? Why is it called corpse flower? Let's have a look with Xiaobian.
Xishuangbanna corpse blossom
More than 70 corpse flowers, Amorphophallus tuberosus, have come into full bloom in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (hereinafter referred to as "Banna botanical garden") of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, attracting many tourists to smell it.
Konjac with wart handle is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus in the Araceae family. When it blooms, it will smell like a corpse. It is also called "corpse flower". Since the 80s of last century, Banna botanical garden has introduced taro with wart handle. Through many years of cultivation, it has a considerable number.
Reporters in Banna botanical garden see, into the blooming period of more than 70 plants, the largest bud has been exposed to the ground 60 cm, enough to have a basin as large. Recently, the purple spathe is like a pleated skirt, the chocolate accessory is like a high bun, and the bright yellow inflorescence is hidden inside the spathe. Flowers exude the smell of rotting corpses, which makes people afraid to approach and reluctant to part.
Banna botanical garden staff said: 'corpse flower' flowering period is very short. Four or five days later, green fruits will form. In October, the fruits will be eaten by birds and spread to the earth for reincarnation.
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Britain has launched a wonderful "body flower perfume" which is not fragrant but stinks.
The perfume used in electricity is naturally to make itself fragrant. But what if the smell of perfume is stinking? Britain has just launched a male perfume called Titan water, which comes from the most smelly flower in the world, the corpse flower.
The scientific name of this plant is Troll taro, also known as corpse stinking konjac and Titan konjac. When they bloom, they will send out a smell similar to corpse stinking, which is comparable to dead mice and rotten fish, so it is named. Troll taro is native to the rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia, and is also planted in the UK 'Eden Project'.
The Eden Project is a greenhouse garden, which is planted with exotic flowers and plants from all over the world. This year, 9 giant konjac plants in the garden have blossomed one after another. Because many people are interested in it, researchers first extract its taste and make it into Titan water.
A spokesman for the garden of Eden said in an interview with the British mirror: "there has never been such an exciting perfume … … we made it (Titan water) not only to give men a challenge, but also to tell you about this rare and fascinating plant story. '