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Rafflesia
The huge rafflesia flower, the biggest in the world, looks and smells like rotting meat. The plants are invisible, having no stems or leaves, with their roots imbedded in the vines that they parasitize. Then a cabbage size bud appears and turns into this flower. This parasitic plant attracts our concern because of its rarity and the possibility that it may be on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss. Questions about the "corpse flower" will find their answers here.
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What are three facts about rafflesia flower?
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- The beauty in each individual flower is unique to its type.
- The beauty of flowers serves as a reminder that life is beautiful.
- The beauty of flowers is a manifestation of the awesomeness of nature.
- There are flowers of every color in the rainbow.
- There is beauty in the aroma of flowers which is calming and gives a feeling of peace to the soul.
Describe the symbiotic relationship between rafflesia plant and vine?
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The symbiotic relationship between a Rafflesia plant and vine is parasitism.The Rafflesia plant benefits, but the vine suffers and soon dies.
Does the Rafflesia live in the tropical rainforest?
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there is a bad smell on the flower which attracts flies and they pollinate which helps them to reproduce.
Which country can you find rafflesia?
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it lives in indernesar and is the biggest flower in the world
What is rafflesia endangered?
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it is becausethe rain Forest are cut out where also rafflesia cannot grow
Where does the rafflesia arnoldi come from?
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They grow in Malaya, the Philippines, the Fast Indies and Sumatra. The largest of the family is native to the island of Sumatra.
What is the nickname of the Rafflesia flower?
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A nickname for Rafflesia is "Corpse Flower" because it has the appearance and odor of rotting flesh. We don't like the smell but it attracts many flies that help pollinate the flowers.
How does Rafflesia flowers benefits the flies?
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The flies are their pollinators which help with reproducing
What is the mode of nutrition in rafflesia?
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the rafflessia plant follows the parasitic mode of nutrition.due to the absence of chlorophyll in its body,rafflessiadepends upon others.it grows on the roots of the host plant. it absorbs readymade food of the host plant by sucking. in this way it completes its nutrition. rafflessia is the biggest flowering plant of the world.
What does a rafflesia look like?
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The rafflesia plant has no stems, leaves or visible roots, since it is a parasite that lives entirely within a vine in the rain forest. Only the cabbage size bud or the huge flower is visible.
The flower can be over three feet (one meter) wide and weigh 24 pounds (11 kilograms). It looks and smells like rotting meat to attract insects for pollination.
It is the largest flower in the world.
The related links below show pictures of the flower.
