This GIF shows a heatmap of the corpse flower when it blooms, with the central appendix heating up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient temperature. Credit: Eric Schaller The plant can go ...
Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.
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Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often ...
Dartmouth researchers identified key genes and molecules responsible for the corpse flower’s notorious stench and heating during blooming. The study reveals the roles of sulfur compounds and ...
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