July 24, 2023
By Sonakshi Kandhari Govind Kolady
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One of the world’s largest (3-metre) and stinkiest flowers is native to Indonesia. Surprisingly, despite the stench, its foul odour lures pollinators like flesh flies."
(Amorphophallus Titanum)
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Blooming in the wetland soils of Eastern North America is accompanied by the stink of a dead skunk. Yet, beyond its stench, it holds medicinal properties for asthma, epilepsy, rheumatism, and cough.
(Amorphophallus Titanum)
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(Corpse Flower)
Meet Indonesia's national flower, towering at 1 metre, the world's largest single blossom. However, you can't ignore its red hue, devoid of foliage, emitting the stench of a rotten carcass.
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(Stinking root Parasite)
This South African flower stinks of faeces. It grows underground and entraps beetles with downward-pointing hairs before releasing them when it blooms.
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(Ceratonia siliqua)
Some may find the fragrance repulsive, while others may find it enticing. Surprisingly, its pods are used as a food source, and are often used as ersatz chocolate.
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Not all orchids are sweet-smelling; this one is the largest of the lot and stinks of mice. Like the other foul-smelling flowers, even this one comes in handy to attract pollinators.
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Bask in its fragrance, and your perception of horses will forever change; it emits the scent of a dead horse. Like its fellow pollinators, it attracts a swarm of flies.
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It looks like a star, but smells like rotten flesh. Furthermore, the hairy extensions that grow from it bear a resemblance to the skin of a dead animal.