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raflesia
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Rafflesiaceae Genus: Rafflesia -A genus of parasitic flowering plants.
-Discovered in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide in 1818.
-Named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.
-Contains 15-19 species.
-Found in southeastern Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Kalimantan, West Malaysia, and the Philippines.
-Has no stems, leaves or true roots.
-The only part of the plant that can be seen outside the host vine is the five-petaled flower.
-May be over 100 cm in diameter, and weigh up to 10 kg.
-The flowers look and smell like rotting meat, hence its local names which translate to "corpse flower" or "meat flower".
-The vile smell that the flower gives off attracts insects such as carrion flies, which transport pollen from male to female flowers. |
largest flower in the world
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