Biggest & huge flowers

[Sushmita Jha]

Hello all,

just sharing a forward that is relevant to this group.

Sushmita Jha

 

[Dinesh Valke]

Sushmita ji ... these are out-of-the-world and "wonder"full flowers !!!

Regards.

[Stephen A]

Hi all,

For more information:

http://stephenindiachennai.blogspot.com/2009/02/worlds-most-unusual-plants.html

Regards,

Stephen...

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Shusmitaji

Very good photographs. It would have been great if labels were also there. I can place only Rafflesia  and Amorphophallus titanum

 

 

Gurcharan Singh

[Sushmita Jha]

Gurcharanji,

I too felt the need to know the names but dont have time to search and label them - I knew only Rafflesia. These came to me in a forward. Thank you for the two names. I think there are some other names in the url sent by Stephen.

Sushmita

[Mahendra Prasad]

Hi Sushmita & Gurcharan,

             The largest single flower is borne by the Rafflesia arnoldii. The flower of Rafflesia arnoldii, a terrestrial parasite plant found in Indonesia, may be over 100 cm, 39", in diameter, weighing upto 10 kg, 22lbs.             Link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafflesia.

             Amorphophllus titanum, Titan Arum, is the largest unbranched inflorescene in the world. It also grows in Indonesia. The tallest ht of the flower reached 2.74 m, 8 ft. 11 high. It can reach over 3 m, 10 ft in circumference.        Link :   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum    

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Sent: Friday, 28 August, 2009 6:36:31 PM
Subject: [indiantreepix:17076] Re: Biggest & huge flowers

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[nabha meghani]

Hallo all,

 

Amorphophallus titanum is also to be found in the botanical garden of the university of bonn (germany). it is a big event when the "flower opens". The newspaper announces the event well in advance so that people from near and far come to see it. After all it doen't flower every year. Though the smell is  untolerable, a big queue is waiting to see Amorphophallus titanum.

 

Regards

nalini

 

 

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