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UW-Madison news releases:

New titan arum blossom may be on a record pace (June 1, 2005)

News Media contacts:
Terry Devitt, 608-262-8282, trdevitt@wisc.edu
Liz Beyler, 608-263-1986, lbkraak@wisc.edu

Visitors gather to view the 98-inch-tall Titan Arum nicknamed "Big Bucky," which bloomed June 9, 2005.
Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart

Illustration of Titan Arum in bud, bloom and fruit
stages

Illustration: Kandis Elliot

This illustration shows Titan Arum in bud, left, and full bloom, center. At the base of the spadix (the fleshy central column) are over a thousand tiny flowers. If pollinated, these flowers will produce a huge ball of bright red berries, right.

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