世界最臭尸花瑞士开放 气味如腐肉
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.
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。
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.
在复活节前的星期五（耶稣受难日）那天夜里，这种绰号叫作“尸花”的花在瑞士巴塞尔大学盛放，预计花期将持续到复活节（周日）。
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.
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。这种植物一般十年才开一次花。
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伞那么大，盛开后整朵花的直径达三至四英尺。泰坦魔芋花独特的气味在半英里外就能闻到。这种花的臭味通常在夜间最浓烈，可以吸引腐尸甲虫和肉蝇这样的传粉昆虫。
