Dracontium gigas (Synonym Godwinia gigas) is a herbaceous rainforest plant of the Calla Family (Araceae), native to Central America. 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 leaf can grow up to high (the record is fourteen feet (4.3 meters) and wide. The petiole of "A.titanum" can be 12 or more inches (30 or more centimeters) thick, but that of "D.gigas" is only 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7 cm) in thickness.
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, and gives off a disgusting carrion-like odor.