libutron: Sapria poilanei - a rare parasitic plant As the other species in Rafflesiaceae Family
libutron: Sapria poilanei - a rare parasitic plant As the other species in Rafflesiaceae Family, Sapria poilanei (Malpighiales - Rafflesiaceae) is a parasitic flowering plant, that lacks of chlorophyll and rely upon their host plant for both water and nutrients, emerging from the host only as ephemeral flowers during sexual reproduction. These plants lack vegetative parts and grow as strands of cells embedded within the stem and root tissues of their host. The aerial portions of the plant consist only of solitary red flowers with 10 lobes. Sapria poilanei is only found in a small area of Cambodia rainforests. Reference: [1] - [2] Photo credit: ©Jeremy Holden Locality: Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia -- source link
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