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Re: [aroid-l] A. titanum bloom in Indonesia
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From: "danny wilson" <mudwasp_ at hotmail.com> on 2004.03.17 at 01:10:21(11282)
What kind of jackass would throw rocks at an A. titanum...... That doesnt look like 9.5 feet to me, its like closer to 6.....-Danny Wilson
>From: Al Wootten
>Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
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>To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>Subject: [aroid-l] A. titanum bloom in Indonesia
>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:14:46 -0500
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>From yahoo
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>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/indonesia_stinky_flower
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>The Amorphophallus titanum - known locally as a "carcass
>flower" for the stench its bulbs emit upon opening - blossomed
>Thursday at the Cibodas Botanical Garden in Bogor.
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>The flower, one of the largest and smelliest in the world, comes
>from the rain forests of Sumatra island, and typically grows to
>more than 9 feet tall.
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>Officials at the garden on the southern outskirts of the capital
>Jakarta claimed this particular flower reached a height of 9.5 feet
>- a new record as the tallest Amorphophallus titanum.
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>Inhale...
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>Clear skies,
>Al
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