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  2. Amorphophallus titanum - Wikipedia

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    Both male and female flowers grow in the same inflorescence. The female flowers open first, and the male flowers open a day or two later. That usually prevents the flower from self-pollinating. After the flower dies back, a single leaf, which resembles a small tree and reaches a similar size, grows from the underground corm. The leaf grows on a ...

  3. Duranta erecta - Wikipedia

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    The flowers are light-blue or lavender, produced in tight clusters located on terminal and axillary stems, sometimes appearing as panicles, frequently recurved or pendulous, blooming in summer. The fruit is a small globose yellow or orange berry , up to 11 mm (0.43 in) diameter and containing several seeds .

  4. Erythranthe moschata - Wikipedia

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    Other explanations were given based on changes in climate, that humans had lost the ability to detect the smell, that the scent had been produced by a parasite, or that the loss of scent was a myth. W.B. Gourlay (1947) suggested that the phenomenon could be explained if the highly scented cultivated form had been reproduced vegetatively from a ...

  5. Hoodia gordonii - Wikipedia

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    The genus became internationally known and threatened by collectors, after a marketing campaign falsely claimed that it was an appetite suppressant for weight loss. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Folk medicine practitioners indigenous to Southern Africa believed the plant to be an appetite suppressant and to have other medicinal properties, such as treating ...

  6. Tacca chantrieri - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly known as the black bat flower due to its shape and coloring. [2] The bat flower has unique pollination method in that it is mostly autonomous self pollinating . [ 3 ] T. chantrieri prefers environments similar to its native region with tropical, moist conditions. [ 2 ]

  7. Talinum fruticosum - Wikipedia

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    Talinum fruticosum is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America.Common names include Ceylon spinach, [2] waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, Lagos bologi, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language [1] It is widely grown in ...

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  9. Cordyline fruticosa - Wikipedia

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    Cordyline fruticosa flowers are a traditional treatment for asthma, and their anthocyanin content has been assessed to see if they might be commercial herbal remedy. [ 44 ] In the Philippines, the roots were used to flavor the traditional intus sugarcane wines of the Lumad people of Mindanao .