With the scientific name of Amorphophallus, the largest flower in the world is known as Anturio Titan.
She can reach 3 meters in height and 1.5 meters in diameter, in addition to exuding a strong odor before flowering.
What becomes a separate natural spectacle, attracts a large audience to enjoy, since it lasts only 72 hours.
With that, finally becoming a giant flower after years of growing up to 16 centimeters a day.
The plant originates from the humid forests of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, being an Asian country, made up of numerous islands.
But to get acquainted with the plant, it is not necessary to go there, a unit of this amazing species is located in Brazil.
It can be found in the Garden of the Five Senses, in Horto Oswaldo Cruz, inside the Butantan Institute Science Park in São Paulo – SP, Brazil.
Species beyond beauty, contains several curiosities.
The first is that it is not necessarily a flower, it is a patise inflorescence, that is, formed by a kind of tubercle, the base being formed by small flowers.
Already there is a bract, which is a kind of giant leaf, (also known as spata.
She has green and cream coloring on the outside and burgundy on the inside.
Thus, when it opens, it looks like a flower with a large tube, similar to a sword, and in the middle it has two or three inflorescences, living for approximately 30 to 40 years.
The Titan Anturium can reach 75 kilos when flowering, the case can unfortunately only happen three times in a lifetime.
In addition to the fact that the plant is striking in its large size, the smell is also curious, the smell is produced by the release of sulfur compounds.
And it is also an important factor for its survival, since it attracts the insects that are responsible for pollination.
Thus, the process allows the production of new plants of this species.
When the tip opens, it produces heat called "thermogenesis", with this the smell extends up to 800 meters away, attracting pollinators towards it.