The The Corpse Corpse FlowerFlower

By Damajah BHBy Damajah BH

Dedicated to Biology p6Dedicated to Biology p6April 28 2011April 28 2011

(Great Poetry Reading Day)(Great Poetry Reading Day)

La StatsLa Stats•This is a Corpse Flower

•It’s also known as the Corpse Plant, The Carrion Flower, and Titan Arum.

•It’s scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum

•It’s about 6 or 7 feet tall and 3 feet across. It’s 1 of 2 the biggest flowers in the world(the other’s the Rafflesia)

•And in case you’re color blind, it’s stem is dark green, light green, whitish, violet, pink, and yellowish.

•Also, it’s pretty smelly. Like, seriously, when it blooms, it smells like rotting meat.

•And they’re pretty rare too. There’s like, less than 200 in the world

HabitatHabitat► In nature, they grow In nature, they grow

in in equatorial in in equatorial rainforests like in rainforests like in Sumatra and Sumatra and Indonesia.Indonesia.

► It also lives in also It also lives in also observatories and observatories and museums and stuff museums and stuff like that.like that.

Food sourceFood source►Corpse Flowers eat regular plant food Corpse Flowers eat regular plant food

like soil, oxygen, water, and sun.like soil, oxygen, water, and sun.► In captivity, they’re fed high In captivity, they’re fed high

phosphate fertilizerphosphate fertilizer

Ecological RoleEcological Role►The corpse Flower doesn’t really have The corpse Flower doesn’t really have

much of a role. Well, when it much of a role. Well, when it pollinates, it gives its seeds to birds for pollinates, it gives its seeds to birds for food. Other than that, Corpsey just food. Other than that, Corpsey just kind of sits there.kind of sits there.

Habitat MapHabitat Map

In this general area, you will find the Corpse Flower.

Human InteractionHuman Interaction►Mostly, we steer clear of them ‘cause Mostly, we steer clear of them ‘cause

of the smell and all. But a few like of the smell and all. But a few like studying, trying to figure out why they studying, trying to figure out why they smell so bad and why it’s so big and smell so bad and why it’s so big and sciencey stuff like that.sciencey stuff like that.

Work CitedWork Cited► http://www.kew.org/ucm/groups/public/docuhttp://www.kew.org/ucm/groups/public/docu

ments/document/ppcont_008482.pdfments/document/ppcont_008482.pdf► And Google Images. Quite helpful in my And Google Images. Quite helpful in my

visual hunt for visuals.visual hunt for visuals.► And I also give credit to my brain for And I also give credit to my brain for

working through this thing-a-ma-jig.working through this thing-a-ma-jig.

Welp, that’s the end. Thanks for watching and Welp, that’s the end. Thanks for watching and stuff! Byee!!!!stuff! Byee!!!!