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According to the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, the castor oil plant is the most poisonous in the world, though its cousin abrin, found in the seeds of the jequirity plant, is arguably more lethal. Castor oil, long used as a laxative, muscle rub, and in cosmetics, is made from the seeds, but the ricin protein is denatured ...
Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific.It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched.
Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.
The buds take many months to develop and the flower lasts for just a few days. The flowers are dioecious – either male or female, thus both flowers are needed for successful pollination. [22] When Rafflesia is ready to reproduce, a tiny bud forms outside the root or stem of its host and develops over a period of a year. The cabbage-like head ...
Wander through this list of the most beautiful flowers our editors love, like roses, tulips, ranunculus, lilies of the valley, dahlias, and more—it's like a virtual stroll through the most ...
The photograph of Dr. Gan with the flower clearly shows that the corolla is 35 to 40 cm (14 to 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in width; the largest corolla ever reported anywhere. The plant is a parasite to the wild grapes of the genus Tetrastigma ( T. leucostaphylum , T. papillosum and T. quadrangulum ), but only the flowers are visible.
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The prettiest flowers in the world include rare camellias, expensive roses, common daffodils, elusive orchids, fragrant lilacs, and an exquisite sacred lotus.