Carrion Flower (Amorphophallus Titanium)

Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Ordo : Alismatales
Family : Araceae
Genus : Amorphophallus
Species : A. titanium

Rafflesia arnoldii, known as the giant Rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii) which are obligate parasites of plants, known for having very large flowers, even the largest flower in the world. He grew up in vines network (liana) Tetrastigma and do not have leaves that are not able to photosynthesis. This plant is endemic on the island of Sumatra, especially the southern part (Bengkulu, Jambi and South Sumatra). National Park Kerinci-Seblat is the main conservation area of this species. These types, together with members of the genus Rafflesia others, threatened status due to massive deforestation.

While carrion flower is the type of Amorphophallus titanium. Its beauty lies in the very large flowers and high, shaped like a phallus (actually the cob or spadix) surrounded by flowers that also seludang large. The flowers are single and married protogini, female flowers receptive first, then followed by male flowers cooking, as a mechanism to prevent self pollination. That's why Suweg are also called Giant.

This interest emerged from the earth comes from the tubers of plants that had been lost at the end of growth. In the period of development, flowers bulbs depends on who is in the ground. It consists of flower stalks of flowers, petals or selundang and hump-shaped monument in the middle of the petals.

The development of flowers started in the bud-shaped timber is estimated to be approximately 2 months. Carrion flower that grows, has a cycle from bud to bloom began much sooner Leih approximately 22 days and the fastest time at the withered petals only about 24 hours.

Known as the Titan arum plant with compound interest the greatest in the world, although the note mentions that a relative, A. gigas can earn interest as high as 5m. There are 170 species of carrion flower. In Indonesia there are 25 species, including the Amorphophallus titanium and a related species Rafflesia arnoldi. Amarphophallus Tittanium species are monocot plant species (single seed), so that the carcass flower species are different kinds of carrion flower species arnoldi Rafflessia.

In nature plants that live in the wet rain forest. Titan arum is the official flower for the province of Bengkulu. This plant has two phases in life that appear in rotation, phases of vegetative and generative phase. In the vegetative phase up all the leaves and stems. Can mencecah 6m high. After a few years, these vegetative organs wither and dormant tubers. If sufficient food in the tuber and kitarannya enough, compound interest will appear. If the amount of food is less leaves grow back.