Rafflesia Flower
With reference to Rafflesia flower, consider the following statements
- Rafflesia is actually a parasite.
- It lives on tropical vines across parts of Southeast Asia, producing blooms that are among the largest in the world.
- Every species of the flower is currently classed as “critically endangered”.
Choose correct option among them.
- a) Only 1
- b) Only 2
- c) all of them (1,2,3)
- d) Only 1,2
Answer: (d) Only 1,2
Statement 1 is correct;
Rafflesia arnoldii is the flower with the world’s largest bloom.. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds. It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. It attaches itself to a host plant to obtain water and nutrients.
Statement 2 is correct;
This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia.
Rafflesia is a parasitic plant that has no leaves, stems or roots, and does not photosynthesis. Instead, it uses long filaments that look like fungal cells to extract food and water from tropical jungle vines across Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Rafflesia spends most of its life hidden within the vine, but then produces a cabbage-like bud that turns into a giant rubbery flower. The flower pollinates via a thick, sticky liquid that dries on to flies.
In the late 18th century European explorers first discovered these plants,seeing or collecting.
Rafflesia magnifica , the flower became a goal of many expeditions, with scholars particularly fascinated with how it connected to the jungle vines.
Statement 3 is incorrect;
Just one species (Rafflesia Magnifica) is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but as per condition all species to be added to the IUCN red list of threatened species. Most plants in the parasitic genus Rafflesia—which contains the world’s largest flower may be at risk of extinction.
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