Amorphophallus titanum by Wolfram Carbid https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh An evil-smelling giant en-us 2017-05-31 13:22:05 UTC 2025-12-01 16:56:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png A short impression endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174656612 In the following video you can get an impression of the size of the flower. Also you can marvel the duration of flowering in time lapse.]]> 2017-05-31 16:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174656612 Scientific classification endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174658297 Kingdom: Angiosperms -> Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Amorphophallus
Species: A. titanum]]> 2017-05-31 16:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174658297 endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174662033 The heaviest corm of the Flower was found in New Hampshire by Dr. Louis Ricciardiello in 2010 with a weigth of 138.6 kg. It also was the highest plant according to their kind with a height of 3.1 m]]> 2017-05-31 16:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174662033 Englisch - German Voccabulary endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174662603 spathe - Blütenscheide
sulcated - zerfurscht
inflorescence - Blütenstand
petal - Blütenblatt
spadix - Kolben
dormant - Vegetationsruhe
corm/bulb - Knolle/Kormus
carcass-eating insects - Aasfresser
blooming - Blüte
beetles - Käfer
self-pollination - Selbstbefruchtung
wilt - welken]]> 2017-05-31 16:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174662603 Spathe endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174663309 spathe is a deep green on the outside and dark red on the inside, with a deeply sulcated texture]]> 2017-05-31 16:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174663309 Inflorescence endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174664063
  • can reach over 3 m  in height
  • leaf structure can reach up to 6 m tall and 5 m across
  • consists of a smelly spadix of flowers wrapped by a spathe, which looks like a large petal
  • two small flowers inside
  • female flower opens first
  • one or two days the male follows
  • prevents of self-pollination
    • ]]>     2017-05-31 16:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174664063     Death of a giant endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174665286 After the flower dies, a single leaf, which reaches the size of a small tree, grows from the underground corm. 

    Each year, the old leaf wilts and a new one grows in its place.

    When the corm has stored enough energy, it becomes dormant for about four months. Then, the process repeats.]]>     2017-05-31 17:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174665286     Habitat endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174666042 - western Sumatra, Indonesia, and Malaysian Borneo 
    - in equatorial rainforests on limestone hills 
    - also cultivated by botanical gardens and private collectors around the world]]>     2017-05-31 17:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174666042     endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174666826 The Plant was first scientifically described in 1878 by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari]]> 2017-05-31 17:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174666826 Lifecycle endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174670413 2017-05-31 17:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174670413 endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174670828 2017-05-31 17:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174670828 endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174671049 2017-05-31 17:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174671049 endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174671266 2017-05-31 17:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174671266 Heat image endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174672250 - when growing the plants temperature increases about 6.5 °C compared to room temperature to attracts insects for pollination]]> 2017-05-31 17:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174672250 Culltivation endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174681298
  • very difficult to cultivate and to get a bloom
  • always needs a humid and warm environment
  • temperatures over 24 °C
  • for the growth a high amount of fertilizer is needed
    • ]]>     2017-05-31 18:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174681298     endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174681536 It first flowered in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, in 1889, with over 100 cultivated blossoms since then. ]]> 2017-05-31 18:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174681536 Pollination endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174684629 The smell of the titan arum reminds of rotting meat, attracting carrion-eating beetles and flesh flies that pollinate it.

    The deep red color and texture greats the illusion that the flower is a piece of meat.]]>     2017-05-31 18:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174684629     endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174684901 2017-05-31 18:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174684901 Blooming endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174685455 - requires 7–10 years of vegetative growth before blooming for the first time

    - after its first blooming some plants may not bloom again for another 7–10 years while others may bloom every two to three years

    - spathe generally begins to open between mid-afternoon and late evening

    - the opening of the flower can take up to 48 hours]]>     2017-05-31 18:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174685455     What does it smell like? endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174686137 - dimethyl trisulfide = limburger cheese
    - dimethyl disulfide & trimethylamine = rotting fish
    - isovaleric acid = sweaty socks
    - benzyl alcohol = sweet floral scent
    - indole = human feces]]>     2017-05-31 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174686137     endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174690182 2017-05-31 19:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174690182 endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174690306 2017-05-31 19:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174690306 Sources endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174692288 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum

    http://www.botmuc.de/de/garten/2016/05-13_titanenwurz.html

    https://giphy.com/search/amorphophallus-titanum]]>     2017-05-31 19:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174692288     Bloomcycle endtapes https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174692663 2017-05-31 19:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/endtapes/x76rrh7u87sh/wish/174692663