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03-SEP-2004 Copyright 2004 Robert

Titan Arum at Botanic Gardens

United Kingdom

A Titan Arum bloomed at the Cambridge Botanic Garden during my stay. I was lucky enough to get this excellent photo of the blooming plant.
It's Indonesian name bunga bangkai means corpse flower.

This flower (Latin name: Amorphophallus titanum) was discovered in the rainforest of central Sumatra in western Indonesia, by the Italian botanist
and explorer Dr. Odoardo Beccari in 1878. The stories caused quite a sensation and disbelief among European botanists. Not until the first specimen flowered
in cultivation at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England in 1889 did the world take notice.

A time-lapse video made using images captured from a web camera over the period September 1st to September 7th, 2004 can be found here.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM
1/60s f/5.0 at 24.0mm iso400

full exif


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Robert08-Jan-2005 10:17
Thanks! I have brightened the photo somewhat.
Guest 15-Nov-2004 11:07
Nice plant...image a little underexposed...