The carcass or suweg is a group of plants of the genus, Amorphophallus which is a member of the family of Araceae (tals-talasan). The most recognizable type of carcass flower (Amorphophallus) is a giant carcass or giant suweg or titan arum that has the Latin name amorphophallus titanum and Amorphophallus gigas or Sumatera Giant Amorphophallus. Amorphophallus titanum holds the record as the flower with the highest inflorescence structure in the world in the second Amorphophallus gigas.
Because our grandeur often thinks of carcass flowers as a species (species) only when this gigantic and supreme flower is made up of about 170 species around the world. The more severe, not the least likens the carrion flower to the Rafflesia flowers. Among the Amorphophallus and Rafflesia are two different flowers even though they are both gigantic and give
Know the Charcoal Flower Feature (Amorphophallus)
The carcass flower in Latin is called Amorphophallus which comes from the Ancient Greek word "Amorphos" meaning "deformed, unformed" and "phallos" meaning "penis".
Carrion flower (Amorphophallus) is a typical lowland plants that grow in tropical and subtropical climates ranging from the west African region to the Pacific Islands including in Indonesia. For the most part, the carcass flower is an endemic species.
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The carcass flower, which is the largest and highest compound plant in the world, includes plants from taro tribes (araceae) with varied shape and size of tubers of each species.
The carcass flower (Amorphophallus) undergoes two phases in its life which take place in a continuous and continuous, ie vegetative phase and generative phase. In the vegetative phase above the carcass tubers grow single stems and leaves that look like papaya leaves. Until then the stems and leaves to wither away the tubers in the soil. If conditions permit, the vegetative phase will be followed by the generative phase of the emergence of compound interest that replaces the stems and leaves that withered earlier. Both of these phases are recurrent and continuous. When the carcass flower undergoes a generative phase (blossoming of flowers), this highest flower gives off a pungent odor like the smell of carcass. This rotten smell serves as a lure for flies and beetles which the insects will contribute to the process of pollination. If during the blooming period, there will be red fruits with seeds on the former base of the flower. and the carrion flower then re-enter the vegetative phase.!
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Knowing Kinds of Carcasses (Amorphophallus)
There are about 170 species of carcass flowers around the world. The famous species in Indonesia are:
Amorphophallus titanum (Giant carcass flowers, Titan arum, giant suweg)
Amorphophallus gigas (Amorphophallus giant sumatera)
Amorphophallus decussilvae (tall carcass flower, caravan flower of west java)
Amorphophallus beccarii; Amorphophallus campanulatus (Suweg); Amorphophallus oncophyllus (iles-iles, porang, ileus)
In addition there are other kinds of carrion species such as: aberrans; A. abyssinicus (Indian Turnip); A. albispathus; A. albus; A. amygdaloides; A. andranogidroensis; A. angolensis; A. angulatus; A. angustispathus; A. ankarana; A. annulifer; A. antsingensis; A. aphyllus; A. asper; A. asterostigmatus (Voodoo Lily); A. atrorubens; A. atroviridis; A. bankokensis; A. bannanensis; A. barthlottii; A. baumannii; A. bequaertii; A. bonaccordensis; A. borneensis; A. boyceanus.
A. brachyphyllus; A. bufo; A. bulbifer (Corpse Flower); A. bulbifera; A. calabaricus; A. campanulatus; A. canaliculatus; A. carneus; A. cerneus; A. chlorospathus; A. cicatricifer; A. cirrifer; A. coaetaneus; A. consimilis; A. corrugatus (Snake Palm); A. curvistylis; A. dactylifer; A. declinatus; A. discophorus; A. dracontioides; A. dunnii (Voodoo Lily); A. dzui; A. eburneus; A. echinatus; A. eichleri (Voodoo Lily); A. elatus; A. elegans; A. excentricus; A. fallax; A. forbesii; A. fuscus; A. galbra; A. gallaensis; A. gallowayi; A. glaucophyllus; A. gliruroides; A. glossophyllus; A. goetzei; A. gomboczianus; A. gracilior; A. gracilis; A. haematospadix; A. harmony; A. hayi; A. henryi (Taiwan Amorphophallus); A. hewittii (Giant Voodoo Lily); A. hildebrandtii; A. johnsonii; A. maximus; A. rhizomatosus; A. venustus; etc.
May open our horizons of Indonesia's natural wealth and make us aware that Indonesia has a high biodiversity including in recognizing various types of carrion flower (Amorphophallus).