Let's discover an interesting and colorful part of nature with 4 of the largest flowers in the world and see how many names you know from this list.
1/ Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii is also known as king flower, "corpse flower," is the rarest, heaviest, largest, most rotten flower in the world and more.
Rafflesia arnoldii is native to the virgin rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, with a flower diameter of up to 1m and a weight of more than 10.89kg. The flowers of Rafflesia arnoldii have an unpleasant smell but are fly attractants that help pollinate the plants.
2/ Amorphophallus titanum flower
Naming the "biggest flower" isn't always as simple as measuring the flowers. Indeed, Amorphophallus titanum has an inflorescence that can grow to a height of 3.05m - 4m and can weigh up to 77kg. However, konjac is not a single flower, but hundreds of small buds or the world's largest inflorescence on a single stem.
Native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it was originally a rare plant that is now grown in gardens around the world. However, blooms remain sporadic, both in the wild and in captivity. Like Rafflesia and Amorphophallus, these two flowers are vying for the "corpse flower" moniker because they both smell like it.
3/ Corypha Umbraculifera
Corypha umbraculifera better known as 'Talipot palm' is the largest flowering plant with branched inflorescences. This simply means that the flowers of the Talipot plant do not sprout from a single stem, but from small branches attached to the main stem. This inflorescence is the largest of any plant in the world.
The tree has leafy palm leaves, and is woody, up to 30m, and found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Indonesia. In Vietnam, the plant is located in the Mekong Delta and a few other places. The whole cashew nut, from leaves, stems, powder on the tree, and fruit, has high economic value.
4/ Sunflower
Sunflowers are also among the 4 largest flowers on earth, although not as large as the one above, they are also larger than others.
While the world's largest flowers are usually restricted to remote rainforests and sometimes even botanical gardens, the more common sunflower is - admittedly - a very large flower. Given enough space, sunlight, and water, sunflowers can be 3.66 meters tall and over 0.61 meters in diameter.
Just now is the list of the 4 largest flowers in the world so far. There are always many surprises in this world. From the universe to the ecosystem, people are gradually discovering them.
