Corypha umbraculifera
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Corypha umbraculifera, the talipot palm, is a species of palm native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Mauritius and the Andaman Islands. It
Corypha umbraculifera flowering
At Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii
At Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii, U.S.
At Jardin Botanique de Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Rafflesia arnoldii
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Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia within the family Rafflesiaceae. It is native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.
Corypha umbraculifera
…at the top of the trunk (the titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, from the family Araceae, has the largest unbranched inflorescence, and the species Rafflesia arnoldii has the world's largest single flower). The talipot palm is monocarpic, flowering only once, when it is 30 to 80 years old. It takes about a year for…
Rafflesia arnoldii, Sumatra
Specimen of Rafflesia arnoldii at the Kyoto Botanical Garden
Mature Rafflesia arnoldii flower with buds