Hundreds of people flocked to the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary at Alattil in Kerala state, India to watch this rare flower in bloom. This flower, that stands at almost two metres tall, will last for just 48 hours before it collapses in on itself.This flower, a native of rainforests in western Sumatara, Indonesia, is unable to pollinate on it's own uses its stench of rotting meat to attract pollinators like flies and beetles. The flower owing to its rarity is classified as a ‘vulnerable’ species with the next stage endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
