An Amorphophallus gigas, commonly known as a giant voodoo lily, cultivated at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently entered its blooming period, marking the first recorded instance of this species flowering in China.

A rare and remarkable flowering event is currently taking place at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where the unique "corpse flower" has finally bloomed. Known scientifically as Amorphophallus gigas, this enormous plant is infamous for the pungent odor it releases upon blooming, a smell often compared to rotting flesh.