It is considered to be the largest individual flower on earth. It
is also known by the name ‘corpse flower ‘due to the strong odor of decaying
flesh that that flower produces. It can be found in rain-forests of Bengkulu,
Sumatra Island, Indonesia. Some species of the plant can be found in the jungles
of Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. Most of them are threatened or
endangered.
2. Hydrona
Africana
This unusual nature’s artwork is a member of the Euphorbiaceae
family. An interesting fact about this plant is that in most part it grows
underground, except for its flower. This bizarre plant grows in southern Africa
and it looks really scary.
3.
Amorphophallus
The word amorphophallus comes from the Greek words amorphous,
meaning without shape and phallus meaning penis due to its shape. These somewhat
funny plants are lowland plants. They grow in the tropical and subtropical
zones, from West Africa to the Pacific Islands. They can be carefully prepared
and cooked, after removing some parts of the plant that can cause irritation.
Amorphallus titanium smells like rotten animal hence the name corpse
lily.
4. Lithops
Also known as living rocks are small plants that live in the
desert. They are almost impossible to spot since they grow flat with the ground
and are mistaken with rocks due to their appearance. They disguise themselves
this way in order to prevent insects and rodents eating them for their
water.
5. Wollemia nobilis
It is an evergreen tree that can be up to 80 – 100 feet tall. This
tree grows in New South Wales area, North West of Sydney. The oldest fossil of
the Wollemi tree has been dated to 200 million years ago.
6. Ficus
Ficus aka Strangler Fig is a plant than can strangle. After
germinating in the branches of a tree roots will grow down the trunk. After the
roots grow into the soil they get larger and eventually entirely surround the
tree. In the end it strangles the tree, as it would do to you if you stood still
for a couple of decades.
7. Welwitschia
Mirabillis
This plant is said to be able to live for up to 1000 years. An
Austrian botanist Friedrich Welwitsch discovered it in 1859, after whom the
plant got the name. It can be found in Namib Desert within Namibia and Angola.
It grows from a short, thick, woody trunk; it has only two leaves and a long,
thick taproot. It can eventually grow up to 2–4 m.
8. Socratea exorrhiza
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