It's called the titan arum, more commonly known as the Corpse Flower.

它被称为泰坦魔芋, 通常叫做尸花。

It's becoming more common, though, as colleges and universities acquire titan arums for their science programs.

尽管各所院争相要求将泰坦魔芋作为其科研项目，它变得越来越流行。

Anticipation was high when the Botanic Garden announced the imminent flowering of its titan arum last week.

当上周植物园宣布泰坦魔芋即将开花时们抱有很高的期待。

It's technically a titan arum, but it's called a corpse flower because it smells like decaying flesh or rotting meat.

从技术上讲，它是泰坦魔头，但它被称为尸花，因为它闻起来像腐烂的肉。

The insects help pollinate the flower and make sure the titan arum can produce the next generation.

这种昆虫可帮其授粉，确保繁殖下一代。

No, wait, take the arum lilies too.

不，等等，魔芋百也拿走。

We can find the titan arum in Indonesia.

我们可以在印度尼西亚找到泰坦魔芋。

But the titan arum is different!

但泰坦魔芋不同!

When the titan arum finishes growing, it is usually around 3 meters tall.

当 titan arum 完成生长时，它通常高 3 米左右。

Today's story getting a 10 out of 10, the curious case of the " corpse flower, " the Titan arum, A.K.A. corpse flower native to the rainforest of Sumatra Indonesia, blooming at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco last week.

怀尔：最后一分钟的故事讲的是关于“尸花”的奇怪案例，泰坦魔芋，又名尸花，原产于印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛的热带雨林，上周在旧金山的加州科院盛开。