Jumat, 14 Agustus 2015

Rafflesia Arnoldi

The vast archipelago and the great number of islands has made indonesia the home of a large variety of plant life. The indonesian flora ranges from the orchid to the giant Rafflesia plant. No wonder many botanists are curious to study these plants.
The Rfflesia Arnoldi is the biggest flower in the word. It is unusual because of its large size. It has a flower almost a metre in diameter and 1,4 meters in height. It can reach up to 11 kilograms in weight.

Rafflesia is derived from the name of british governor general, sir thomas stamford raffles. He once governed and built the botanical garden in bogor, west java. Through it is called rafflesia after raffles, the man who discovered the plant was beccary, an italian botanist who visited sumatra in 1928.

The rafflesia plant begins to flower in its tenth year. it blooms three or four times a year. before it to flower, the leaves and the steam become dry and look dead. but the main root in the ground is still alive.

While the flower is blooming, it has a very unpleasant smell which attract insect., especially green files. the seem eager to explore the flower. but if the flies touch the bottom part of the stick, like center, they die.