Rafflesia Arnoldii
Its Amazing Adaptation:The Rafflesia Arnoldii has two amazing adaptations which are very important for its survival. The first is that it is the largest flower in the world! Its diameter can reach up to 90cm, and its weight 10-11kg. Its second and most known fact is that it smells like a decaying corpse! They do this to attract flies and keep away animals and also humans. Flies get attracted to the smell and help the flower re-pollinate. The Rafflesia Arnoldii does not grow and get its nutrients by itself, it is a parasite on the Testarigma Leucostaphylum to get its nutrients and only appears in its maturity stages.
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References:
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9 of the worst smelling flowers in the world, www.mnm.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/photos/9-of-the-worst-smelling-flowers-in-the-world/rafflesia, retrieved 6/11/13
Rafflesia spp, http://www.arkive.org/rafflesia/rafflesia-spp/, retrieved 14/11/13
www.superteacherworksheets.com/reading-comp/5thrafflesia.pdf, retrieved 6/11/13.
9 of the worst smelling flowers in the world, www.mnm.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/photos/9-of-the-worst-smelling-flowers-in-the-world/rafflesia, retrieved 6/11/13
Rafflesia spp, http://www.arkive.org/rafflesia/rafflesia-spp/, retrieved 14/11/13