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Stinking Corpse Lily (Rafflesia Arnoldii)
Christopher Guo
June 19, 2023
Stinking Corpse Lily (Rafflesia Arnoldii)
Stinking Corpse Lilies (endangered plant) grows 3 feet wide and weighs up to 15 pounds, they were originally found in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia. They are mostly used to attract pollinators and help ensure the continuation of the species.
General info
Plants
Non-vascular
Vascular
Dichotomous key
Plants with seeds
Seedless plants
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Monocots
Dicots
(Rafflesia arnoldii)
Labelled diagram
Behaviours
The rafflesia produces the stench of rotting flesh to attract carrion flies for the pollination process. The fly collects the pollen from the male flower to a female flower to continue the pollination process. The foul stench it produces is an example of its unique adaptations to reproduce.
Startegies
Since corpse lilies pollinate flowers, so we can store the seeds and artifically cultivated to prevent overexploitation.
Strategies
Roles
Raffesia Arnoldii eats falling fruit and small seeds, so the fruit will rot, the bad odor of the plant allows for the attraction of carrion flies and other pollinators which help to spread the seeds of the plant allowing for spreading and reproduction. Overall, they play a role of a flower, a fugus and parasite in the circle of life.