corpse flower

1. Latin names

Padma: Rafflesia Arnoldii.
Carcass: Amorphpophallus titanium.
Amorphos = damaged form.
Phallos = penis or male genitals.
Approximately why is hayooo named like this?

1. Invention

Rafflesia: First discovered by researcher Joseph Arnold on Thomas Stamford Raffles expedition in 1818. His name is merged, so deh Rafflesia Arnoldii. But definitely the original Bengkulu people who see ya, just namainnya aja different and not patented.

Carcass: Still on the island of Sumatra, the carcass was first discovered in 1878 by Italian botanist named Odoardo Beccari.

1. Appearance

Rafflesia: Midgets, flowers bloomed sideways, petals totaling 5, looking red and large, attached to the host.
Carcass: The flowers extend upward, the appearance is tall. Actually the carcass flower is a collection of thousands of flowers but it needs on the same stem and covered by the spathe or some kind of hood for the flower. Apparently, thousands of flowers that smell slightly, when gathered can make our fur idung work devotion!

1. Type of Plant

Rafflesia: Endoparasites in the vines of the Tetrastigma genus so they do not have the actual stems and leaves. If his host dies, he dies. Growing from bob. It consists of 22 types.

Carcasses: Amorphophallus clan of 170an species. Growing from tubers, carcass flowers are actually plants.