Amorphophallus
Jim Foster (Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:49:28 PDT)

Years ago we hired a young biologist who was doing research on the
mechanism of heat production in the spadex.  As it turns out the plant
produces about as much heat as a hummingbird and is mediated by
salicylic acid - the original aspirin.  I gave a planted corm to my son
who was living on campus.  He was shocked to discover the stench the
plant produced.  The heat helps volatilize the pheromone to attract the
pollinating flies.

Jim Foster

Santa Barbara

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