A stinking corpse lily is a lily that smells like a dead corpse. The Stinking Corpse Lily Is it endangered?
Not every flower smells like roses. Can the redirect be changed to point to this article instead? THE CORPSE FLOWER GROSSED OUT … It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. Rafflesia arnoldii, commonly called the corpse lily or stinking corpse lily, is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. That's why it is called "corpse" lily. Rafflesia baletei Rafflesia azlanii Rafflesia banahawensis Rafflesia arnoldil By Madison Johns life span Sources Take, Rafflesia tuan-mudae, for example, a flower more commonly known as the "stinking corpse lily" or "corpse flower. --S.Reemas, Aug. 22 '06 If this specied is endangered or threatened, it deserves a red list evaluation box thing doesn't it? In 1926, when the same corpse flower bloomed again, the crowds were so large that police were brought in to control them. (: It has a very strong and unpleasant odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname "corpse flower". 3. Rafflesia arnoldii is the biggest flower in the world - with a diameter of one meter (3 feet)! Yes, not only is the Rafflesia arnoldil its self endangered but the genus (Rafflesia) it falls under is also endangered. Stinking Corpse Lily redirects to Amorphophallus, however, in all other references I've seen, it is in fact Rafflesia arnoldii which is known as the "Stinking Corpse Lily". Stinking Corpse Lily.