largest rainforest flower
Carrion flower
Plants known as "carrion flower"
Amorphophallus
Many plants in the genus Amorphophallus (family Araceae) are known as carrion flowers. Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum), which has the world's largest flower head is also called carrion flower. " Instead of a single flower, the Titan Arum flower has a compound inflorescence composed of a spadix or stalk of small and anatomically reduced and male flowers female, surrounded by a spathe that resembles a giant of a single petal. This plant has a mechanism to heat the spadix to improve the provision of the strong smell of rotting flesh to attract its pollinators, carrion-eating beetles and "flesh flies (family Sarcophagidae).
Rafflesia kerrii flower, in the national park of Khao Sok, southern Thailand.
Rafflesia
The flowers of plants of the genus Rafflesia (family Rafflesiaceae) emit a repulsive odor, similar to that of rotting flesh. This odor attracts flies that pollinate the plants. The world's largest flower is only arnoldii R.. This rare flower is found in the jungles of Borneo and Sumatra. It can be through 3 meters and weigh 15 pounds. R. arnoldii is a parasitic plant Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in primary forests with no visible leaves, roots or stems. It is no photosynthesis, but uses the host plant for water and nutrients.
Fly landing on a flower of Stapelia lepida.
Stapelia
Plants in the genus Stapelia also are called carrion flowers. " They are small plants without thorns, cactus, succulents, such as. Most species are native to Africa and cultivated as potted plants elsewhere. The flowers of all species are hairy to varying degrees and produce the smell of rotting flesh. The color of the flowers also mimics rotting flesh. This attracts flies scanning for pollination. The flowers of some species may be very large, especially Stapelia gigantea can reach 30 cm (12 inches) in diameter.
Smilax or Nemexia
In North America, the herbaceous vine of the genus Smilax are called Carrion flowers. These plants have a cluster of small flowers green. The best known member of these groups is Smilax herbacea. These plants are sometimes placed in genus Nemexia.
Smell
The odor sources of the unique flowers not fully identified, partly due to the extremely low concentration of compounds (5 to 10 parts per billion), but the simple amines in meat in decomposition, putrescine and cadaverine appropriately named, is known to be present. Dimethyl sulfide, including disulfide and trisulfide were detected in Amorphophallus.
Other plants with fragrant flowers carrion
Crescentia alata
Sterculia foetida
Hydnora africana
Muscivorus Helicodiceros
Dracunculus vulgaris
Lysichiton americanum
Symplocarpus foetidus
Arum maculatum
Aristolochia clematitis
plants in the genus Asimina, commonly known as Papaya
See also
Stinkhorn-fungi that use the same basic principle for the dispersal of spores.
Asher-fungal rubra using the same basic principle for dispersal of spores.
References
^ Wilson, K. Elizabeth (30/06/2003). "A fantastic Stink" (HTML). Chemical and Engineering News (American Chemical Society) 81 (26): 27. ISSN: 0009-2347. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/8126/8126giantplant.html. Retrieved on 04/29/2007.
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