info from wikipedia:
Rafflesia
arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It
is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It has
a very strong and horrible odor of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname "corpse
flower". It is endemic to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.[1]Although there are some plants with larger flowering
organs like the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) and talipot
palm (Corypha umbraculifera), those are technically clusters
of many flowers.
Rafflesia
arnoldii (Indonesian: padma raksasa) is one of the three national
flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the white
jasmine andmoon orchid.[2] It was officially recognized as a
national "rare flower" (Indonesian: puspa langka) in Presidential
Decree No. 4 in 1993.[3]
How
raflesia can kill insect? Raflesia can make some hormone to interest insect.
And the
smellof
hormon is very stinkky.if insect come and enter into the hole.insect will not
be able to get out and die in the hole.
2) Nepenthes (Tropical pitcher plants)
Nepenthes (/nɨˈpɛnθiːz/), popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey
cups, is a genus of carnivorous
plants in the monotypicfamily Nepenthaceae. The
genus comprises roughly 150 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated
hybrids. They are mostlyliana-forming plants of the Old
World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar(two species) and
the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (three) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one) and Sri
Lanka (one). The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines, with many endemic species. Many are plants
of hot, humid, lowland areas, but the majority are tropical montane plants, receiving warm
days but cool to cold, humid nights year round. A few are considered tropical
alpine, with cool days and nights near freezing. The name "monkey
cups" refers to the fact that monkeys have been observed
drinking rainwater from these plants.
Same like raflesia nepenthes have a water like a syroup in this body. And than the smell of syroup invites insect.The different with raflesia is the smell of syroup. in nepenthes the smell off syroup is fragrant but in raflesia the smell is stinky.Now many Nepenthes hunted from the forest to be taken as an ornamental plant.
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