Rabu, 30 Juni 2010

Rafflesia arnoldii


Can not imagine the world without plants ...? It must be really stuffy and creatures like us and the animals in the world would die because it ran out of oxygen. Yup, plants are living creatures that have very important value in the ecosystem of our earth is getting warmer. And the world has a wide range of plant species and the uniqueness that we did not previously imagined. Do not believe? Consider the following facts:
Did you know the size of the largest flower in the world? If you answered Rafflesia arnoldii, then your answer is not wrong. These plants can indeed grow up to three feet wide and can reach 11 kg weight. This plant occurs only in the forests of Sumatra and Kalimantan. But, did you know that Amorphophallus titanum otherwise known as The Titan Arum can reach three feet tall with up to three meters tall, and able to weigh 80 kg or about 170 pounds! If you want to know the shape of flowers, look at 500 rupiah banknotes ancient times, yup that's a dead flowers ever found in the interior of Sumatra.

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