Report Teks " Raflesia Arnoldi"

Our country has many kinds of flowers. One of them is called Raflesia Arnoldi. It is the biggest one in the world. It can reach nearly one meter in diameter and 1.40 meters in height.

 It does not have any leaves, stem, or roots and because of lacking choroplasts this plant can not photosynthesize making it a parasite, living on other plants nutrition. .

The Raflesia plant begins to flower in its tenth year. It blooms three or four times in a year. Before it begins to flower, the leaves and the stem become dry, however, the main root in the ground is still alive.

While the flower is blossoming, it has a very unpleasant smell which attracts insects especially green flies. They seem eager to explore the flower. However, if the flies touch the bottom part of the stick-like center, they will die.