Growth and propagation as with so many of these giant lilies, analogous to the Terran corpse lilies and stinking or rotting flowers, have incredibly hardy condition even for the most lush environments they flourish. Buds and shoots are often very self contained for protection.
One interesting aspect of so many of the flora long and more muscular, primal and oversized version of Terran species is that their primordial and primitive structures have persist-ed.
Fig B(mature)
Fig C(mature)
Seeds are sealed within the outer husks tomb like thickness protecting therein until presumably a genetic marker sounds the alarm with the most of decrepitude, simultaneously weakening the walls enough for their dissemination. While mostly this seems to be self driven I’ve noted the tell tale signs of what seems to be ragged holes indicating bird like and rodent intrusions.
As with many of these giant lilies, analogous to the terran corpse lilies and stinking or rotting flowers have incredibly hardy constitution even for the most lush environments they flourish in. Buds and shoots are often self contained for protection.
The corpse flower was first discovered in Sumatra in 1878 by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari, according to the UC Botanical Garden. The plant grows in the wild only in tropical regions of Asia.
Chemically the stench consists of:
dimethyl trisulfide (also emitted by cooked onions and limburger cheese)
dimethyl disulfide (which has an odor like garlic)
trimethylamine (found in rotting fish or ammonia)
isovaleric acid (which also causes sweaty socks to stink)
benzyl alcohol (a sweet floral scent found in jasmine and hyacinth)
phenol (sweet and medicinal, as in Chloraseptic throat spray)
The corpse flower is classified as “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Plants. The flower could become endangered, however, if the factors threatening its survival and reproduction do not improve. Its main threat is habitat loss and destruction. As of now, the Sumatran rainforests are under major threat of deforestation as huge areas are logged for timber to clear space for palm plantations. In fact, it is estimated that around 72 percent of the original rainforests in Indonesia have been cleared out and the scale of deforestation continues at an alarming rate.
Corms of titan arums have been used to treat stomach ailments, fever, swelling, and diarrhea.
Another member of the family, the Amorphophallus Konjac, is grown in Asia for its storage organ, which is made into candy, according to Dudley.
“It’s got a very chewy consistency, but it’s also used for medicinal purposes,” she said. “When it blooms, it is very cool.” - Dr. Susan Dudley, professor in biology at McMaster University
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