Re: [aroid-l] What does inflorescence mean?

From: MossyTrail at cs.com on 2003.06.06 at 02:42:47(10328) "Leo A. Martin" wrote: >The largest flower is that of Rafflesia arnoldii, a parasitic plant from >the jungles of Indonesia, in the family Rafflesiaceae. It reaches a >meter in diameter (39 inches.) It is pretty much impossible to >cultivate, being ?a parasite. It stinks, is striped yellow and maroon, >has vibratory hairs, and is carrion-pollinated, so most people on this >list would find it quite attractive. > Surely its hostplant is known? First cultivate the hostplant to a suitable size, then plant the Rafflesia on that. Of course, only a large botanic garden could do this, since the hostplant is a huge liana; but this obstacle is possible to overcome. What other factors make it "impossible to cultivate"? Jason Hernandez +More Naturalist-at-Large

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