Kevin Schafer / Whitespot Giant Arum (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) inflorescence, Tompotika Peninsula, central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alex Hyde / Enormous inflorescence of Arum plant (Amorphophallus sp) Dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar. October.

Neil Lucas / Close-up detail of Titan Arum inflorescence, Sumatra

Neil Lucas / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) Summatra. This species has the largest unbranched flower inflorescence which smells strongly of rotting carrion.

Adrian Davies / Amorphophallus konjac (Amorphophallus sp.) Known as: konjak, konjaku, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam. Botanic garden, Surrey, UK.

Thomas Marent / Arum (Amorphophallus sp) flowering on forest floor, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Arum (Amorphophallus sp) flowering on forest floor, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Arum (Amorphophallus sp) flowering on forest floor, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Celebes Black Macaque (Macaca nigra) group beside a Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Celebes Black Macaque (Macaca nigra) feeding beside a Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alex Hyde / Detail of enormous inflorescence of Arum (Amorphophallus sp) showing droplets of foul-smelling secretion on spadix that attract pollinating insects. Kirindy forest, West Madagascar

Alex Hyde / Enormous inflorescence of Arum (Amorphophallus sp) Dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar. October.

Alex Hyde / Detail of spadix from enormous inflorescence of Arum (Amorphophallus sp) showing droplets of foul-smelling secretion that attract pollinating insects. Kirindy forest, West Madagascar

Chien Lee / Giant Voodoo Lily (Amorphophallus hewittii) flower, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Juergen Freund / Large flower of the Arum family {Amorphophallus sp}, Philippines.

Neil Lucas / David Attenborough beside world's largest unbranched flower inflorescence, the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) on location for BBC series Private Life of Plants, Sumatra 1993

Neil Lucas / Titan arum in flower (Amorphophallus titanum) Sumatra, Indonesia. This species has the largest unbranched flower inflorescence which smells strongly of rotting carrion.

Adrian Davies / Flower of the Peony arum / Elephant foot yam / Whitespot giant arum / Stink lily {Amorphophallus paeonifolius} Eden Project, Cornwall, UK.

Neil Lucas / Titan arum flower detail {Amorphophallus titanum}

Adrian Davies / Titan arum plant about to flower {Amorphophallus titanum} Kew Gardens, UK. This species has the largest unbranched flower inflorescence which smells strongly of rotting carrion.

Neil Lucas / Filming Amorphophallus, the world's largest flower, in Sumatra rainforest for BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants' August 1993.

Neil Lucas / Sir David Attenborough in rainforest with Amorphophallus, the world's largest flower, Sumatra, August 1993, on location for BBC television series 'The Private Life of Plants'

Adrian Davies / Titan arum flower {Amorphophallus titanum} Kew Gardens London UK This species has the largest unbranched flower inflorescence which smells strongly of rotting carrion.

Neil Lucas / Titan arum flower detail {Amorphophallus titanum}