世界最臭屍花瑞士開放 氣味如腐肉

For botanists, it doesn't get more exciting than this - after 75 years, the Titan Arumplant has unfurled its leaves and is in full bloom.

沒有什麼能比這個消息更讓植物學家感到興奮了。在歷經75年的生長以後，這株泰坦魔芋終於綻放出花朵。

The flower, nicknamed 'Corpse flower', bloomed late on Good Friday at the University of Basel, Switzerland and is expected to remain open until Easter Sunday.

在復活節前的星期五（耶穌受難日）那天夜裏，這種綽號叫作“屍花”的花在瑞士巴塞爾大學盛放，預計花期將持續到復活節（週日）。

The eight foot plant, which is indigenous to Sumatra's rainforests in Indonesia, has the largest unbranched shoot in the world. On average, they bloom once in a decade.

這一高達八英尺的泰坦魔芋是印尼蘇門答臘島熱帶雨林的本土植物，擁有全世界最大的不分枝巨芽。這種植物一般十年纔開一次花。

It produces umbrella-sized petals which open to a diameter of three to four feet.　Its distinctive smell can be detected from half a mile away. The odour, which is usually strongest at night, is meant to attract pollinatorssuch as carrion beetles and flesh flies.

泰坦魔芋花的花瓣有傘那麼大，盛開後整朵花的直徑達三至四英尺。泰坦魔芋花獨特的氣味在半英里外就能聞到。這種花的臭味通常在夜間最濃烈，可以吸引腐屍甲蟲和肉蠅這樣的傳粉昆蟲。