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.
Rafflesia arnoldii, Sumatra
Specimen of Rafflesia arnoldii at the Kyoto Botanical Garden
Mature Rafflesia arnoldii flower with buds
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
Rafflesia arnoldii
…the largest individual flower on Earth. There are plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) and talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera); however, those are clusters of many flowers. Rafflesia arnoldii is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the white…
Corypha umbraculifera flowering
At Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii
At Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii, U.S.
At Jardin Botanique de Deshaies, Guadeloupe