Titan Arum Flower (Amorphophallus Titanum)  

Worlds Largest Flower Location: Kew Gardens, London

There was a long queue to see this spectacular flower at Kew gardens, guarded by security guards, the father in the picture is lifting his Daughter up to look and smell the foul stench of rotting flesh, that comes from the flower, also known as the corpse flower by the Indonesians. Insects such as beetles and bees attracted by the smell pollinate the flowers, Once the insects enter, they are trapped and can only escape after the male flowers have shed there pollen, by then the spathe of the flower has withered allowing the insects to escape, covered in pollen they will then go in search of another flower to feed and pollinate. The bright scarlet fruits are eaten by hornbills and other birds which then disperse there seeds. Originates from the rain forests of Sumatra.