There are so many things in this world that we do not know about and have not even seen. Take for instance the Viagra Lily or the Dracunculus vulgaris (scientific name). It is a species of aroid in the genus Dracunculus and is also known as the Dragon Arum, the Black Arum, the Voodoo Lily, the Snake Lily, the Stink Lily, the Black Dragon, the Black Lily, Dragonwort, and Ragons. In Greece, part of its native range, the plant is called Drakondia, the long spadex being viewed as a small dragon hiding in the spathe.
The species is characterised by a large purple spathe and spadix has a very unpleasant smell reminiscent of a carcass. That is because the pollinators of this aroid are flies (Lucilia and others).
The Dracunculus Vulgaris smells like rotting flesh and has a burgundy-colored, leaf-like flower that projects a slender, black appendage.
More info:
Dracunculus vulgaris
Family: Araceae
Genus: Dracunculus
Species: vulgaris
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculus_vulgaris
http://www.flowersofchania.com/html/body_dracunculus_vulgaris.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculus_(aroid)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2034/
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