About the Titan Arum

Latin Name: Amorphophallus titanum
Other names: Titan Arum, Corpse flower, Bunga Bangkai
Native habitat: equatorial rainforests of central Sumatra in Indonesia
Known bloomings in the U.S.: approximately less than 20

Facts about the Titan Arum

Habitat Conservation and the Titan Arum

Previous bloomings of the Titan Arum in the U.S.

History of UW-Madison's Titan Arum

Blooming of the Titan Arum 2001

Additional links about the Titan Arum

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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