Dracontium gigas

Dracontium gigas is a herbaceous rainforest plant in the family Araceae, native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It resembles the Old World species Amorphophallus titanum but has a spadix that is shorter than the spathe, and an inflorescence that reaches up to in height; the inflorescence gives off a disgusting carrion-like smell. The leaf can grow up to high and wide. While the petiole of A.titanum can be or more thick, that of D.gigas is only 5–9.5cm thick.
This species was discovered in 1869 by Berthold Seemann, in the mountains of the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It can also be found in Trinidad and Tobago.