泰坦魔芋

Titan Arum is coveted by collectors and plant enthusiasts around the world because of its strange blooming patterns.

泰坦魔芋的开花方式很奇特，因而世界各地的收藏家和植物爱好者都渴望收藏这种植物。

The largest Arum at Kew gardens weighs 200lb and grows at a staggering rate of a quarter of an inch an hour.

邱园中最大的泰坦魔芋重达200磅，而且生长速度惊人，每小时长0。25英寸。

The 10-year-old plant at the conservatory, nicknamed ´Ted the Titan, ´ is expected to reach a height of 5 feet.

旧金山温室花房中的这株泰坦魔芋花已经10岁了，预计这株花可以长到1。5米高。

The eight foot plant, which is indigenous to Sumatra´s rainforests in Indonesia, has the largest unbranched shoot in the world.

这一高达八英尺的泰坦魔芋是印尼苏门答腊岛热带雨林的本土植物，拥有全世界最大的不分枝巨芽。

For botanists, it doesn´t get more exciting than this - after 75 years, the Titan Arum plant has unfurled its leaves and is in full bloom.

没有什么能比这个消息更让植物学家感到兴奋了。在历经75年的生长以后，这株泰坦魔芋终于绽放出花朵。