Thailand Sapria

The wonderful and surprising discovery of the beautiful holoparasite of the world!!!!!!!

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TitleRhizanthes sp
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Description
From Wikipedia: Rhizanthes is a genus of 4 species of parasitic flowering plants without leaves, stems, roots, or photosynthetic tissue. They grow on roots of a few species of Tetrastigma vines. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of south and south-east Asia. The flowers of Rhizanthes vary from 14 to 43 cm in diameter  Из Википедии: Род цветковых растений семейства Раффлезиевые (лат. Rafflesiaceae). Содержит 4 вида паразитических растений. Паразитуют на корнях нескольких видов винограда из рода тетрастигма (лат. Tetrastigma). Диаметр цветков варьирует от 14 до 43 см в диаметре.
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photographerPavel Kirillov
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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith