Some call it titan arum for short, but most Indonesians call it the corpse flower because the odor it produces when it blossoms reminds them of the corpse of a rotting fish or of a decaying mouse.
The titan arum is but another example that illustrates the truthfulness of the psalmist’s statement: “Many things you yourself have done, O Jehovah my God, even your wonderful works . . .
In spite of the enormous size of its blossom, titan arum cannot boast the world’s largest flower because the plant is really composed of, not one, but numerous small flowers.