Do you know what is the biggest flower in the world? This flower is the giant konjac, the giant konjac (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as the "corpse flower", "corpse stink konjac", "titan konjac", the konjac plant of the family Tiannanxing. The Indonesian name of the giant flower konjac is called "bunga bangkai", and the giant flower konjac emits a smell similar to corpse odor when it blooms, so it is called "the world's stinky flower".
Native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, the troll flowers are 1.5 meters long and nearly 3 meters high. The flowers are small, the leaves are large, and the petioles are green and resemble tree trunks.
Wild giant konjac only grows in the tropical rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia, and only blooms two or three times in a lifetime, and the flowering time is very short, and it will soon wither after growing fruit. When the growing season is over, the underground bulbs have stored enough energy, the old leaves will wither and fall, and the bulbs will enter a dormant period, which will be dormant for about four months.
Due to the high demand for palm products and wood, the tropical rainforests of Sumatra have been greatly damaged. According to incomplete statistics, Indonesia has lost 72% of its virgin rainforest and the situation is still deteriorating, resulting in the direct destruction of the original habitat of the giant konjac, and the Malay hornbill that helps the giant konjac spread its seeds has become an endangered species, and the wild survival of the giant konjac is in jeopardy.