Sunday 20 April 2014


Rafflesia Arnoldi


ever you hear about it?
Raflesia arnoldi in indonesia is called bunga bangkai (carcass flower) because it smell so bad (but not same as carsass flower its a differnt kind)

Raflesia arnoldi is a Parasite plant and doesnt have a leaf he live by sucking nutrition from the other three and eat a insect (SCARY)
this flower first found at year 1818 in tropical forest on sumatra (south bengkulu). an now bengkulu is known as TheLandOfRaflesia.

the flower is founded by a guide that woeking for Dr.JosephArnold as a founder of the this big flower
at that time Dr.Joseph arnold on expedition that lead by Thommas Stamfort raffles . and the name of the flower is given
from the name of Joseph arnold and thomas stamfort raffles.
This species, together with the other members of the genus Rafflesia, threatened status due to devastating deforestation. In Java, growing only one type patma parasitic Rafflesia patma.


Flowers are not parasitic roots, no leaves, and is not stemmed. Diameter flowers while in bloom can reach 1 meter with a weight of about 11 kilograms. Flower suck inorganic and organic elements of the host plant Tetrastigma. The only part that could be called "plants" is a network that grows on vines Tetrastigma. Flowers have five petals that surround the part that looks like the mouth of the barrel. At the base there is interest sections such as barbed dish, containing stamen or pistil flowers depending on gender, male or female. Animal pollinators are flies attracted by the stench that issued interest. Flowers only about a week old (5-7 days) and then wither and die. The percentage of fertilization is very small, because the male flowers and female flowers bloom very rarely get together in a week, and need fly to help to fertilize

characteristics of Rafflesia Arnoldi.
Rafflesia Rafflesia Arnoldi as other types are obligate parasites of plants. He grew up in the trunk lianas (vines) of the genus Tetrastigma. Arnoldii Rafflesia has no leaves that can not air their own photosynthesis. Nutrients needed flowers is taken from its host tree.


Besides not having the leaves, flowers floral identity defined as Bengkulu province and as a rare flower (one of the three national flower) Indonesia also does not have a stem or root. Practical part of the plant Rafflesia Arnoldi there were only flowers are grown in a specified period.

Rafflesia Arnoldi flower (Rafflesia arnoldii) has flowers with 5 petals wide. When blooming flowers can reach a diameter of between 70-110 cm with a height of 50 cm and weighing up to 11 kg.

On the basis of interest at the center of the barrel-shaped stamen or pistil there, depending on the sex of flowers. presence of pistils and stamens are not in the house making the percentage of success of assisted fertilization by insects fly is very small, because it is not necessarily two different flowers grow in the same sex in a place nearby.

This flower growth period takes up to 9 months, but the time of flowering of only 5-7 days. After that rafflesia will wither and die.
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