Rare blossom of the corpse flower in Sydney

On Thursday, thousands of enthusiasts came to a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia, to admire the bloom of an endangered tropical plant.

The Amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed "Putricia" by its fans, bloomed and gave off a foul smell of rotting flesh.

Many visitors queued up to admire the 1.6 metre high flower, which smelt like a corpse.

The bloom, the first in 15 years at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden, generated an incredible response, with more than 13,000 admirers.

In the wild, the plant only flowers every 7 to 10 years.