Rafflesia Flower
This flower also know as the Rafflesia arnoldii (scientific name) is mainly found in India and is the world’s largest flower on the planet. This is also the worlds most heaviest flower. This flower does not have a stem, leaves or even roots. The Rafflesia flower grows to just under a metre in length and weighs up to 11kg. This particular flower only blooms for 3-5 days.
It grows on a vine in the Borneo and Sumatra forests. It is made up of approximatly 28 speices all found in southeastern Asia.
The Rafflesia flower was found between 1791 and 1794, however not much information was provided. Later on, in the Indonesian rain forest the Rafflesia was found by Dr. Joseph Arnold 1818.
The odor of flowers are quite revolting as they smell and look like rotting flesh; this is how this flowers gets its local name, when translated, entitled; ‘corpse flower’ or ‘meat flower’. The Rafflesia Flower attracts numerous insects including; flies, tiny bugs and bees. These bugs then transport pollen from male to female flowers. Various species of this flower have separate male and female flowers although, a few have hermaphroditic flowers. There isn’t a lot of information that is known on how the Rafflesia flower spreads its seeds however, the tree shews and other forest mammals eat the fruits and spread these seeds.
Humans have affected the growth of the Rafflesia Flower because they have been used for medicinal purposes, one of which include to help stop internal bleeding. This is a negative for the rafflesia flower that is caused by humans wanting medicines for their sake, and as a result they forget about the environment and this affects the Rafflesia Flower.
It grows on a vine in the Borneo and Sumatra forests. It is made up of approximatly 28 speices all found in southeastern Asia.
The Rafflesia flower was found between 1791 and 1794, however not much information was provided. Later on, in the Indonesian rain forest the Rafflesia was found by Dr. Joseph Arnold 1818.
The odor of flowers are quite revolting as they smell and look like rotting flesh; this is how this flowers gets its local name, when translated, entitled; ‘corpse flower’ or ‘meat flower’. The Rafflesia Flower attracts numerous insects including; flies, tiny bugs and bees. These bugs then transport pollen from male to female flowers. Various species of this flower have separate male and female flowers although, a few have hermaphroditic flowers. There isn’t a lot of information that is known on how the Rafflesia flower spreads its seeds however, the tree shews and other forest mammals eat the fruits and spread these seeds.
Humans have affected the growth of the Rafflesia Flower because they have been used for medicinal purposes, one of which include to help stop internal bleeding. This is a negative for the rafflesia flower that is caused by humans wanting medicines for their sake, and as a result they forget about the environment and this affects the Rafflesia Flower.