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Rafflesia arnoldii, the world largest flower in Bengkulu - Indonesia. With a flower growing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) in perimeter and 10–12 kg (22–26 lb) in weight, Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's current largest individual flower. They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia.
The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]
Longest member of the Kelp division or phylum (Phaeophycophyta), and longest aquatic vine. This specimen also weighed 308 pounds (140 kg). [36] Triphyophyllum peltatum (Dioncophyllaceae). Tropical West Africa. Up to 230 feet (70 meters). [37] [38] This is the most massive carnivorous plant known, being thicker and woodier than Nepenthes.
The Wistaria Vine in 1990 was declared by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the largest blossoming plant in the world. The Wistaria vine is named after physician Caspar Wistar (1761–1818) by botanist Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859). [1] [2] The general name for the plant is spelled Wisteria. This single wisteria vine covers over an acre.
The plant species Musa ingens, also known as the giant highland banana or Oem, [2] is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae and the only member of the section Ingentimusa. Growing in the tropical montane forests of New Guinea - Arfak Mountains Regency in Indonesia , its leaves can reach a length of 5 meters (16 feet) and a width ...
A Palmer oak in Jurupa Valley is estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old. The plant, which looks like a sprawling, dark green shrub, is now at the center of a development battle.
Much more recently, in A.D. 2000, biologists Tim Laman and Phil Atkinson found one in Borneo 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide and bearing between 2500 and 5000 flowers. The plant completely encircled the host tree 150 feet (46 meters) above ground. [7] [8] The oldest individual orchid plant is also a G. speciosum. Planted in the Singapore Botanic ...
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