Like a giant red bowl lined with yellow spotted petals, Rafflesia exude a strong smell that is similar to what you might expect to find near long-rotting carcasses. Not pollinated by insects seeking nectar, Rafflesia is believed to be pollinated by flies. The flowers are endoparasites that ...
(Plants) any of various tropical Asian parasitic leafless plants constituting the genusRafflesia, espR. arnoldi, the flowers of which grow up to 45 cm (18 inches) across, smell of putrid meat, and are pollinated by carrion flies: familyRafflesiaceae ...
pollinated, such as theinflorescenceof the titanlily(Amorphophallus, not really a lily), which can reach 10ft tall and is called the corpse lily for its fearsome odor; it attracts and is pollinated by flies. Another example is the largest flower in the world,Rafflesia, found in Borneo, ...
This is an old flower that was successfully pollinated. It will eventually make seed which will then be dispersed by tree shrews, squirrels and wild pigs. Before I close out this post I wanted to give you an interesting bit of history about this genus of plant. The first botanist to find...
(Plants) any of various tropical Asian parasitic leafless plants constituting the genusRafflesia, espR. arnoldi, the flowers of which grow up to 45 cm (18 inches) across, smell of putrid meat, and are pollinated by carrion flies: familyRafflesiaceae ...
Cross-pollination may be brought about by a number of agents, chiefly insects and wind. Wind-pollinated flowers (see photograph) generally can be recognized by their lack of colour, odour, or nectar, while animal-pollinated flowers (see photograph) are conspicuous by virtue of their structure,...