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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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his incredible flower, found primarily in the shady lowland tropical forests of Indonesia, has by far the largest bloom of any flower and is one of the world's rarest and most endangered plants. Almost one meter wide and weighing over 6 pounds, it is a fleshy, malodorous plant, I have highlighted here since it is a symbol for all other endangered rainforest plants.
The flower is an excellent example of how fragile some components of the tropical forest are, for its very survival is totally dependent on one particular vine called Tetrastigma, related to the grapevine. The Rafflesia is a disembodied flower. A rootless, leafless and stemless parasite, it drains nourishment and gains physical support from its host vine. Its only body outside the flower consists of strands of fungus-like tissue that grow inside the Tetrastigma vine. It first manifests itself as a tiny bud on the vine's roots or stem. But over a period of 12 months, it swells to a cabbage-like head that bursts around midnight under the cover of a rainy night to reveal this startling, lurid-red flower.
Inside the cauldron-like cup is a spiked disk. And attached to its underside are either stigmas or stamens, depending upon whether the plant is male or female. By now you've probably noticed the characteristic rotting-meat smell that gives the plant its local name: "corpse flower." The odor attracts carrion-scavenging flies and beetles into the plant to pollinate it. But the full-grown flower lasts only about a week before it dies, so seeing one up close like this is lucky indeed.
The Rafflesia flower is the biggest flower in the world, however it can only grow in 1 place which is called Malaysia! The Rafflesia is also known as Monster flower because it can grow up to 3 feet (1 meter) across, either that or it's known as a Corpse flower as it is very stinky! The scientific name for Rafflesia is Rafflesia Arnoldii!
What are three facts about rafflesia flower?
- 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?
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?
there is a bad smell on the flower which attracts flies and they pollinate which helps them to reproduce.
it is becausethe rain Forest are cut out where also rafflesia cannot grow
Where does the rafflesia arnoldi come from?
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?
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?
The flies are their pollinators which help with reproducing
What is the mode of nutrition in rafflesia?
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?
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.
The Rafflesia plant is a parasite, not a carnivorous plant. It doesn't eat anything or anybody. It does, however, grow as a parasite inside a particular vine in undisturbed rainforests, taking all its nourishment from the vine.
The raffesia plant does not show any roots, stems or leaves but it does make one heck of a flower!
What is the difference between rafflesia and titan arum?
The Rafflesia arnoldii is world's largest bloom.It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem.
ON THE OTHER HAND....
Amorphophallus titanum, or Titan arum also known as the "corpse flower" is not a single flower. It is a cluster of many tiny flowers, called an inflorescence. The Titan arum has the largest unbranched inflorescence of all flowering plants. The plant can reach heights of 7 to 12 feet and weigh as much as 170 pounds!
A Rafflesia emits a smell like rotting meat to attract flies and carrion beetles to pollinates it. The rotten smell of the flower is due to the reddish tentacle-like, branched ramentae, inside the corolla of petals.
Bunga rafflesia come from sabah or sarawak?
From both states since Sabah and Sarawak are in the same island.
