Corpse flower

in #esteem7 years ago

Hello steemian i am @andriani.

Gibbon or giant carcasses are sometimes called, Amorphophallus titanum Becc.merupakan endemic plants from Sumatra, Indonesia, known as plants with flowers (plural) largest in the world, can produce flowers as high as 5m. called the carcass flower due to its flower that smells like a rotting carcass, which can invite beetles and flies to pollinate the flowers.

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Vultures or carcass flowers can be found in tropical rainforests.
It has two alternating phases, vegetative phase and generative phase. In the vegetative phase appear leaves and stems semunya. The height can reach 6m. After some time, this vegetative organ wilted and the tuber dormant. If the food in the tubers is sufficient and supportive, the compound interest will appear. If the food reserves less grow back leaves.

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The flowers are very large and tall, shaped like a phallus surrounded by a large flower of flowers. The flowers are single and protogini

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this type of kibut can grow with a high, many in encountered around the riverbanks and damp areas. In the vegetative phase, this kibut appears leaves and stems reaching 2.5 meters with a diameter of about 25 cm.
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