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Come to XTBG to enjoy beautiful flowers of rotting flesh
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About 70 corpse flowers (Amorphophallus virosus N. E. Br ) are in bloom in May in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG). Come and enjoy the beautiful flowers with stinks of rotting flesh.

Amorphophallus virosus, also called elephant yam, is a tuberous plant with a striking dark brown inflorescence. It belongs to the arum family or Araceae. The fresh inflorescence emits an odor reminiscent of rotting meat which attracts pollinating carrion flies and beetles.

 

 Corpse flowers and fireflies in the evening

 

A cute kid observes the amazing flower with stinks of rotting flesh.

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