People often say, “The world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders.” This wonder includes all kinds of exotic flowers and plants in nature, which amaze people who see them with their various strange shapes.
The so-called exotic flowers and plants refer to rare and rare flowers and plants.
In our lifetime, we can’t see many flowers and plants with our own eyes. Most people will never see rare species in their lifetime. Nowadays, the Internet is convenient, so we can know what they look like without leaving home. If we really have the chance to see them one day, we may remember their appearance or name because we have seen the text introducing them before.
Many species are on the verge of extinction, so even if you see them, don’t hurt them, let them grow freely, and at the same time, call on people around you to love nature and protect the environment.
No.01
African egret flower, one of the 16 “notorious” plants in the world.
It is a fleshy shrub that can reach 2 meters in height.
What is strange is that it only exposes its strange-looking flowers to the ground, which look like fungi.
It grows in the desert area of South Africa. The flowers have a bad smell, attracting insects as pollen spreaders, and then killing them and trapping them to absorb nutrients.
No.02
▲ King of the Sea, a perennial evergreen shrub.
Also known as the King of Flowers, Bodhi Flower, and Putia Flower.
The flower shape is peculiar and the flower is huge, between 12-30 cm, known as the “king of flowers”.
Commonly used flowers for fresh cut flowers.
The flower language is victory, perfection, wealth and auspiciousness.
No.03
▲ Dracula orchid, because the flower looks like a monkey face, it is called “monkey-faced dragon orchid”, which looks very strange.
No.04
▲ Mountain lotus, the flower of mountain lotus leaves, the petals become transparent after rain, and the texture is clearly visible, so it is called “skeleton
flower”.
No.05
▲ Torch ginger, a plant of the genus Amomum in the ginger family.
Other names: Non-Lin wax flower, porcelain rose.
Endangered protected species.
No.06
▲ Rafflesia, a collective name for 20 species of fleshy parasitic herbs in the genus Rafflesia of the family Rafflesia, is the largest plant in the world with a maximum flower diameter of 1.4 meters. It is famous for its huge flowers and foul smell.
Alias: Rafflesia, Corpse Flower, Man-eating Flower
No chlorophyll, parasitizes on the roots, stems, and branches of plants.
It blooms only once in its life, and the flowering period is only 4 days
Due to excessive picking, it has become an endangered species.
No.07
▲Beautiful-bracted Ginger, a perennial herb of the genus Ginger in the family Zingiberaceae.
Alias: Thai Ginger, Dancing Flower
The flower shape is very peculiar, suitable for cut flowers, potted plants, and garden cultivation.
Blooms from June to September.
No.08
▲ Tripterygium, Orchidaceae, Tripterygium.
Alias: Masdevarlan.
The flower shape is peculiar, with three petals, and the edges of the petals are long and pointed, so it is called the three-pointed orchid.
No.09
▲Bin Yurui, an evergreen tree of the genus Yurui of the family Yurui, can reach a height of 20 meters.
Long flowering period, peculiar flower shape, rich fragrance.
The flower shape is 300 to 500 rose stamens arranged radially, the filaments are red on the top, white on the bottom and yellow on the top, as gorgeous as fireworks, so it is known as the “flower of Kenting”.
Other names: base corner, Taiwan Yurui, chessboard foot, golden sword wood.
The fruit is shaped like the table legs for playing chess in ancient times, so it is named chessboard foot. The fruit is plump and is known as “Kenting meat dumplings”.
No.10
▲Shoucao (read as longevity), a plant of the genus Shoucao of the family Orchidaceae.
Other names: Panlong ginseng, Longbaozhu, Shuanghucao, Yixianxiang.
The whole plant can be used as medicine, a national second-level protected plant.
The flowering period is from July to August, with racemes and spiral arrangement. It is the smallest orchid in the world. It is named because of its ribbon-like inflorescence and is known as the “ladder to heaven”.
Don’t think it is a grass, it is an orchid.
No.11
▲ Mediterranean jujube, a perennial bulbous plant.
Its name is jujube, but it is not a jujube, it is a flower.
Other names: Mediterranean blue bell flower, purple sea onion, oil-point lily.
Blooms in spring.
No.12
▲ Five-branched fruit, an evergreen tree of the genus Five-branched fruit in the family of Five-branched fruit.
Other names: Dillenuus, pseudo-loquat.
Dillenuus is named in memory of J.i.Dillenuus, professor of botany at Oxford University.
The fruit is edible.
No.13
▲ Jade leaf golden flower, a climbing shrub of the genus Jade leaf golden flower in the family of Rubiaceae.
Other names: white butterfly, white leaf, hundred flower tea, big cool vine, wasp vine.
“Jade leaf” is white sepals. A flower has five sepals, one of which is transformed into a leaf shape. The flower color is golden, so it is named “Golden Flower”.
It has high medicinal value and is also a folk herbal tea.
No.14
▲Plainslip, a perennial carnivorous herb of the genus Pingu in the family Lachnophora
It is a sticky carnivorous plant with a total of 130 species.
It looks gentle but hides murderous intent.
A popular online plant in recent years.
No.15
▲Powder puff flower, a semi-deciduous shrub of the genus Callisthenes in the family Leguminosae.
The flowers have dense and slender filaments that aggregate into bundles, like a powder puff for makeup, hence the name powder puff flower.
It is a bit like Albizzia julibrissin. There are two colors of flowers: red and pink.
The flowering period is particularly long, and it blooms almost all year round.
The flowers and leaves will close at noon and evening.
No.16
▲Bottle brush flower, a tree of the genus Melaleuca in the family Myrtaceae.
Alias: Melaleuca alternifolia, golden treasure tree, bottle brush tree, willow of money.
Its flowers make people want to brush bottles at first sight, they are so similar.
No.17
▲Golden Panda, also known as Golden Syzygium and Australian Yellow Flower Tree, is a tree of Syzygium genus in Myrtaceae.
The flowering period is from November to February of the following year.
It is native to Australia and is one of Australia’s characteristic representative plants.
The flowers are yellow-green at first, and gradually turn golden yellow. The inflorescence looks like a pompom from a distance, hence the name Golden
No.18
▲Agrimony, a plant of the genus Erythrina in the Fabaceae family.
It is a giant, 3-15 meters high, also known as ivory red, dragon bud flower, Yingnan tree, coral Erythrina, and coral tree.
It blooms in early summer, with racemes, curved like crescents, and bright colors.
It is the national flower of Argentina.
No.19
▲Tricolor Nasturtium, a climbing plant of the Nasturtium family. Unlike ordinary nasturtiums, its flowers are in the shape of goldfish, which looks very interesting.
No.20
▲ Leopard flower, Liliaceae, Leopard flower plant, also known as wide-petaled leopard flower rice lily.
The flower is as its name suggests, with full spots on the petals, which is very special.
The flowering period is from May to July.
It is a protected endangered plant. Don’t pick it randomly when you see it. Let’s protect it together.
No.21
▲ Parrot’s mouth Impatiens, Chinese name Parrot’s mouth Impatiens, also known as Congo Impatiens, a perennial herb.
This flower grows in eastern Africa, and there is rarely a chance to see it unless you go to Africa in person.
No.22
▲ Kangaroo paw, Sanguisorbae, Mouse paw plant.
When the flower is not open, the pedicel is named after the shape of a kangaroo. There are 11 species with 50 different varieties. It is native to Australia and exported to foreign countries in large quantities. China introduced 4 varieties for experimental cultivation in 2002.
Unlike other flowering plants, its main ornamental part is the pedicel, which has many colors, including light pink, bright red, bright yellow and various complex colors.
It can be used as cut flowers or potted plants.
No.23
▲ Flower-faced gesneriaceae, also known as flower cat, is a plant of the genus Gesneriaceae.
The flower colors are bright red, pink, light green and other colors.
There are obvious fluff on the petals, which really looks like a cat, very cute.
No.24
▲ Silk whisker konjac, a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus konjac of the family Dioscoreaceae.
Distributed in Malaysia, India and other countries, and in Medog, Tibet, China.
The flowers are peculiar, with bracts up to 30 cm long hanging under the purple flower clusters, like long whiskers. There are two light-colored bracts above the flowers, like bat wings.
No.25
▲ “Match” Banksia, Banksiaceae, Banksia genus.
An endangered plant, its petals are aqua red and shaped like matches.
