Click!

Chu Lan wielded the engineer shovel, cutting down the vines blocking the road in front of them, and walking through a jungle, they saw a scene they would never forget.

A yellow-green plant has flowers in bloom. The flowers are bright red and form a circle. In the middle is a milky white style, which breaks out of the flowers. It is very high, about three meters by visual inspection.

"what is this flower?"

Shen Qingyue was stunned.

Her eyes were full of flowers.

She had never seen such gorgeous and huge flowers.

"this is......"

Chu Lan narrowed her eyes and circled around the plant several times.

"confirmed."

Chu Lan said suddenly.

"Chu Lan, do you know?"

Shen Qingyue asked.

"I'm sure the corpse smell comes from this plant."

Chu Lan affirmed.

"As for what kind of plant it is, I already have a guess."

at the same time.

The audience stared wide-eyed at this unique plant in the picture.

"It's so spectacular. The three-meter-high style column is extraordinary."

"Isn't it so beautiful? What kind of plant is this? I want to plant one too."

"What? You all think it's beautiful? I think it's scary."

"Really, is such a big plant dangerous?"

The audience was talking a lot.

In the live broadcast room, He Xiang had never seen him before, so he asked quickly.

"Master Bei, do you know?"

"I saw it in a tropical rain forest on an island in Southeast Asia."

Mr. Bei nodded.

"This plant is called Amorphophallus gigantea. It belongs to the genus Amorphophallus in the family Araceae. It emits a corpse-like smell when it blooms, so it is also called Amorphophallus odorifera."

"The giant konjac is really huge, just like its name."

Lu Wenwen commented.

"In addition, the giant konjac has leaves and flowers that cannot coexist at the same time, which means that it blooms without growing leaves, and growing leaves does not bloom."

Mr. Bei continued to popularize science.

"The blooming of the giant konjac is very rare. There are no more than ten people in the world who can see the blooming scene of the giant konjac with their own eyes."

"The giant konjac generally blooms between twelve and twenty-three years. Although it takes a long time to bloom, the flowers will wither within a day after blooming. When they bloom, the inside of the flowers will emit a corpse smell to attract Those scavenging insects of the family Calliphoridae and the family Calliphoridae pollinate it.”

"It turns out that the smell of corpses is just for pollination."

He Xiang said in surprise.

"good."

Mr. Bei said.

"But few people know the role of corpse odor, which also leads many people to believe that giant konjac can eat people, so corpse odor appears inside the flowers. This statement is seriously wrong."

"Master Bei, have you ever seen the giant konjac bloom with your own eyes?"

Lu Wenwen asked curiously.

"A few years ago, I lived in that rainforest for a while and happened to see the giant konjac blooming."

Mr. Bei smiled slightly and said.

"This giant konjac plant is much bigger than the ones I saw back then. The flowers are now fully blooming and will wither in less than a day. Everyone, please hurry up and enjoy it."

in the screen.

Chu Lan also recognized this plant.

"The only tall plant that smells like corpse is the giant konjac."

"Troll konjac?"

Shen Qingyue tilted her head.

"I only heard the name and never saw the plant, so I didn't recognize it at first."

Chu Lan said.

"The giant konjac itself is not toxic, and the smell of corpses is just for passing on the family line, so you can watch it with confidence."

Chu Lan said, walked to the giant konjac, stretched out her hand and touched the flower.

The flowers are soft and delicate, very nice to touch, and it would be even better if the smell wasn't so strong.

Hearing what Chu Lan said, Shen Qingyue also felt relieved.

She also walked to the giant konjac and stared curiously at the huge plant in front of her.

"Arum arum is one of the world's most endangered plants."

During the observation, Chu Lan spoke.

"At present, there are no more than ten wild giant konjac plants in all parts of the world, and there are only more than a hundred artificially cultivated giant konjac plants left."

"More than a hundred plants? The number is too small!"

Shen Qingyue was shocked.

It would be a pity for the world if such a beautiful and unique plant became extinct.

"There is no way. Giant konjac has extremely strict environmental requirements. The survival rate of artificial cultivation is not high, let alone the wild."

Chu Lan sighed.

"However, the giant konjac has been successfully cultivated and will not become extinct in a short time. It may even have the opportunity to spread to all parts of the world. We can wait and see."

Perhaps it was the first time for the two of them to see the giant konjac. They stopped in front of the giant konjac for half an hour.

Chu Lan had already adapted to the smell that was originally unbearable.

"Nature is so amazing."

After watching for a long time, Shen Qingyue couldn't help but said.

"The diameter of the flower is over one meter."

"Yes, it's the first time I've seen it. It can be said that I never want to leave."

Chu Lan agreed.

"It is a pity that we did not see the gradual flowering process of the giant konjac, which must have been even more shocking."

"Be content, didn't you say it takes more than ten years to bloom?"

Shen Qingyue did not feel disappointed, but was very lucky.

After another ten minutes, the two were surprised to find that the flowers of the giant konjac seemed to have undergone slight changes.

"The flowers are about to close."

Chu Lan said.

"How about we take a look?"

Shen Qingyue tried to ask.

"This is it."

Chu Lan's mouth twitched.

"The withering time is very slow, it takes a day."

"One day? Forget it."

Shen Qingyue gave up the idea as soon as she heard this.

The two of them continued to move forward thinking about the giant tree.

After leaving the giant konjac, the two walked for half an hour, and the smell of corpses finally disappeared.

Chu Lan immediately inhaled hard, as if she wanted to spit out all the corpse odor in her body.
To be continued...