La rafflesia arnoldi

La rafflesia arnoldi pesa 7 kg. y sólo crece en Sumatra, Malasia y Borneo. Sus pétalos crecen hasta medio metro de largo y 2,5 cm. de grosor, lo que da el porte de un metro de longitud. Se encuentra entre las plantas tropicales más raras conocidas por el hombre. No tiene tallo, hojas ni raíces, creciendo sólo como parásito de otra planta, llamada Tetrastigma.

Tienen un enfermizo color rojo sangre y huelen a carne descompuesta. Pueden emitir calor, imitando tal vez a un animal recién muerto para atraer a las moscas carroñeras que la polinizan.

Fue descubierta en una expedición por Thomas Stamford Raffles, fundador de la colonia británica de Singapur, y por Joseph Arnold, quien murió de malaria en la expedición.

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  1. #1 | Escrito por sandra Nieto | Noviembre 17th, 2006 2:31 pm

    estan muy bien las explicaciones, pero encuentro que son algo breves

  2. #2 | Escrito por meneame.net | Enero 12th, 2007 8:57 am

    La flor mas grande del mundo…

    La rafflesia arnoldi pesa 7 kg. y sólo crece en Sumatra, Malasia y Borneo. Sus pétalos crecen hasta medio metro de largo y 2,5 cm. de grosor, lo que da el porte de un metro de longitud. Se encuentra entre las plantas tropicales más raras conocidas p…

  3. #3 | Escrito por ALGUIEN | Septiembre 17th, 2007 12:11 pm

    TA CHIDO

  4. #4 | Escrito por q | Octubre 3rd, 2007 11:50 am

    Oraleee :):):):):)

  5. #5 | Escrito por LuissXD | Octubre 9th, 2007 4:38 pm

    se parece a un pokemon!!!!!!!

  6. #6 | Escrito por LuissXD | Octubre 9th, 2007 4:40 pm

    +_+ *_* ‘_’ -.-”
    o_O H_h o.-
    =3 XD DX =J y_Y k_K i_i ·.·.·.· ·_· 3_3 .l.

  7. #7 | Escrito por Mi | Octubre 9th, 2007 4:41 pm

    aaaaaaaaaa

  8. #8 | Escrito por leean | Octubre 11th, 2007 5:12 pm

    weeeeeeeeeeeeeee q raro yo conocia algo esa planta pero no savia todo eso

  9. #9 | Escrito por DAYAN | Noviembre 3rd, 2007 10:56 pm

    JAJAJAJAJ SI PARECE UN POKEMON JAJAJA YA VI DONDE SE INSPIRA EL TIPO K HACE LA SERIE
    IGUAL EL DE DIGIMON

  10. #10 | Escrito por maria | Noviembre 18th, 2007 1:03 pm

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  11. #11 | Escrito por cristian | Diciembre 12th, 2007 5:49 pm

    PERO SI SE PARECE A UN VILEPLUME JEJEJEJE TA BACAN ESA FLOR

  12. #12 | Escrito por patricia | Diciembre 26th, 2007 9:50 am

    me gustan las imagenes y la informacion que ustedes ponen

  13. #13 | Escrito por una persona | Enero 4th, 2008 6:13 pm

    mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm si es rara y grande no sabia sobre ella

  14. #14 | Escrito por mariela | Marzo 10th, 2008 4:17 pm

    esa flor esta a otro nivel, aunque es super extraña nunca la habia visto;y lo q mas me impresiona es q huele a carne descompuesta waaaaaaaaaoooooo…

  15. #15 | Escrito por queteimporta | Abril 18th, 2008 7:38 pm

    de hecho parece un pokemon (gloom)pro sta xida
    jajaja
    quisiera verlo pro no olerla

  16. #16 | Escrito por Javier Rico | Mayo 27th, 2008 6:16 pm

    Cual es er bicho o pranta mas grande der mundo? u hongo?
    Homoteticamente igual unico, ni el elefant ni la ballena, una biomasa basta

  17. #17 | Escrito por KEILLYN JAVIER | Junio 9th, 2008 11:23 am

    hola a todos si que esta grande esa flor lo mas maravillosa que e visto en mucho tiempo ok

  18. #18 | Escrito por por la sexy | Junio 16th, 2008 5:29 pm

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