Re: [aroid-l] what does inflorescence mean?
- Subject: Re: [aroid-l] what does inflorescence mean?
- From: Susan s*@dslextreme.com
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:41:09 -0700
Nancy,
The largest true flower (one flower, one bloom) is (unless there is another one
that someone knows about that hasn't been mentioned yet) is Rafflesia Kerri
Meijer: http://www.geocities.com/pantoorat/Buaphut.html This flower is truely
just one flower. I can't get down to the nitty gritty of flower parts showing
the reason it is just one flower, but it is. The largest 'inflorescence' (MANY
flowers all on one stalk) is Amorphophallus titanum. I think this can be
considered the world largest 'bloom', but not 'flower'. Would that be correct?
Susan
6/4/03 7:57:05 AM, SongString@aol.com wrote:
>What does inflorescence mean? It reminds me of something that glows in the
>dark, but that can't be right. I know the flower of the A.Titanum is the
>largest inflorescence, but does that mean there is another flower that is
larger in
>the world, because it is not categorized as an inflorescence?
>
>If there is a larger flower than the A. titanum, what is it?
>
>Nancy
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