Amorphophallus gigas is a plant in the arum family Araceae, native to Sumatra. It is also known as Amorphophallus brooksii. It resembles its near relatives Amorphophallus titanum and Amorphophallus decus-silvae in having a very large spadix surrounded by a very large spathe. In these species the inflorescence can be up to in height, has the smell of rotting flesh, and is fly pollinated. According to Bown, the record specimen was in height, of which was the spadix. The tuber, a corm, is second in size only to A. titanum at up to in weight.
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