Australia holds nose for third rancid bloom of rare corpse plant in three months

It is the third such unusual flowering of the plant (AP)

A rare bloom with a pungent odour like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital – the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months.

The corpse flower, also known by its scientific name amorphophallus titanum, or titan arum, bloomed for the first time in its 15 years at Canberra’s Australian National Botanic Gardens on Saturday and was due to close on Monday, staff said.