More commonly known as the corpse flower, the plant's overpowering smell has been likened to that of rotting meat and helps to attract pollinators such as beetles and flies. Native to the rainforests of western Sumatra in Indonesia, the flower grows on steep hillsides between 120m to 365m (400ft to 1,200ft) above sea level but its existence is now under threat from widespread deforestation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the species as "vulnerable", just below endangered.