Jumat, 04 Maret 2011

5 Unique Plants in The World

There are so much kinds of plant in the world. Everyday we see the common plant around us. But, did you know, friends ? Some plants has different shape and unique features that make it specials. here is 5 kinds of Unique plants in the world.

Rafflesia arnoldii

This flower's diameter can grow about 1 meter long and about 7-11 kilograms weight. It only can found in Sumatra and Kalimantan rainforest. This flower can bloom in 3-7 days and when it blooms, this flower produce the stink smell. So, the popular name of this flower is "bunga bangkai". This flower is become fewer, so it needs to be protect in national park in order to avoid the flower to become extinct.

Amorphophallus titanum

This flower can grow higher than adult men. It also produce the smell and it has the popular name "bunga bangkai" or Titan Arum. this flower is rare, so we just can see it in the national park, for example Kebun Raya Bogor.

Mimosa Pudica

Mimosa pudica or "putri malu" is the unique shrub plants. If we touch its body, it will curl for a while. It has the vibration sensor so it can curl if we touch or shake it. This is a kind of common plants and easy to found especially in tropical zone.

Baobab

Baobab or called "bottle tree" is the common name of genus Adansonia that live in Madagascar. The Bottle tree has the name because its unique, bottle-shape trunk that can contain about 300 liters of water to survive in the hot and dry area. This tree can live about 500 years.

Dionaea muscipula
This carnivore plants also called "venus flytraps" because this plants has a unique and effective trap leaf. The trap leaf has the sensitive sensor which can detect its prey such as flies, ants or any other insect. When the flies touch this sensor, the trap leaf work faster than a second.

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