unique, odd, and world's unique plants

Back again with me @muliadisaweuk This time I will discuss about the unique and peculiar plant plants that exist in the world and rarely to find. If you think that rafflesia arnoldii flower is a unique and strange flower. Yep .. that's right at all .. Rafllesia Arnoldii is one of the unique plants in Indonesia and in the world, in addition to Rafflesia Arnoldii flowers was still a lot of plants with other strange and unique shapes. Curious plant what is it? Here are the unique and strange plants ..

1. Welwitschia Mirabilis (World's Toughest Plant)
   

Welwitschia Mirabilis is the world's rarest plant, it has only one species of Welwitschia Mirabilis. this plant is an endemic flora of the namib desert located within the territory of Namibia and Angola.
Viewed from the shape of this plant is not interesting, this plant has only two leaves and one root with a root system. But this plant will continue to grow until finally similar to aliens. The stems of this plant the longer will be thicker but not rising, the maximum height of this plant is only about 2 meters with a width of 8 meters. Age of this plant is very fantastic that can live for 5 years without rain and age of this plant can reach 4-15 century.
In the Namibian language the plant that was delicious eaten was named Onyanga or the desert onions.
2.Carnivorous Plants

Not only carnivorous animals, but also planted karnivora plants. Called a carnivorous plant because this plant preys on the insects that approach the leaves. This process has the scientific name Dionaea muscipula, they have ultra-sensitive fine hair, so when there is an insect approaching the leaf that has the serrations immediately close and catch the approaching insects.

3.Dancing Grass

Dance Grass (Codariocalyx motorius or Desmodium gyrans) is a kind of Asian rename. Most people call this plant with dancing grass, because the movement of the leaves is like dancing or semaphore code movements. This plant is easy to grow and leaves will dance when many rays of the sun or dry.
4.The Baseball Ball (Euphorbia Obesa)

Baseball Basket (Euphorbia Obesa) is an endemic plant in the Great Karoo region of South Africa. Euphorbia obesa (baseball plant) looks like a perfect ball, very decorative. This plant has a diameter of 6 cm for the young, but can reach 15 cm for the old. The shape is round for young individuals and cylinders for the elderly. This plant contains a reservoir of water to cope with the dry season.
Because of its unique and cute shape, many collectors of plants finally took this tnaman and collected it, so the population was severely damaged. The reason is what makes the plant is currently protected by the South African government.
5.Silver Torch Cactus (Cleistocatus straussi)

This plant is a type of crop plant, but different from other types of cactus, this type of cactus prefer cold place. It is known that this cactus grows on top of the mountains in Argentina and Bolivia which has a temperature of -10 degrees Celsius.Silver Torch Cactus only flowering when it rains.

6.Baobab (Tree Bottle)

Baobab (Tree Bottle) of their rods with a capacity of 120,000 liters to survive in their surrounding environment. Because alsan the tree is called a bottle tree. Baobab allegedly entered Indonesia during the sea trade through Middle East traders. This plant is known as Asem Buto or Ki Tambleg and initially unknown to its function.

7.Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena Cinnabari)

Dracaena Cinnabari is a suji plant originating from the Socotra archipelago. This plant is also known as Suji Socrota and Dragon Blood Tree (Suji blood). Named blood because the sap of this plant is red. This red sap is often called mega blood that will be dried and then used as a medicine or dye. The shape of this unique tree that is shaped like an umbrella.

8.Dynamite Tree

Amazon's tropical forest trees look terrible. The trunk is filled with sharp spines and poisonous sap. Locals use the sap of this tree to poison the arrows. The tree that has the scientific name of Hura brasiliensis has several nicknames such as hell trees, sandbox trees (sandbox trees) and some are named dynamite trees. Because it is known that the fruit of this tree when mature will explode. And the explosion can hurt animals and even humans.

9.Psychotria elata

Psychotria elata, that's the Latin name of the flower that fascinates me. Flowers also known as Hooker's Lips or Hot Lips Plants are found only in Rain forests in Central and South American countries, for example in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
This flower belongs to the genus Psychotria, entered into the family Rubiaceae, the Gentianales. Another uniqueness found in this flower is to attract animals to help the process of pollination. Butterflies and hummingbirds are usually attracted to this flower.

10.Selaginella lepidophylla (Rising Plants)

Also referred to as the Rose of Jericho (Jericho Flower), Selaginella Lepidophylla or Rose Jericho, also known as the Flower of Awakening or the Doradilla flower, is a species of desert plant that grows in the Middle East and Central America.
This plant is commonly found in its natural habitat in the Chihuahua desert. This plant is known for being able to survive during drought. During the dry season the trunk will shrink and roll into a small ball. And when there is water the trunk breaks away from the scroll and decomposes again.

11.Rafflesia Arnoldii

The giant Padma in Latin rafflesia is a parasitic plant that is famous for its large flower size, even the largest flower in the world. this flower grows in the vine and does not have leaves so this plant is not able to photosynthesis. This flower was first discovered in 1818 in the tropical forest of Bengkulu (sumatera) near Manna river, Lubuk but, South Bengkulu district. With the discovery of this plant Bengkulu known by the world as The Land of Rafflessia.

12.Carrion Flower

Flower carcass or suweg (in the local language for vegetative type) with Latin Amorphophallus titanum Becc. It is a plant of the endemic tals-talasan species of sumatra, known as the largest compound interest. Named the carrion flower because this flower emits a foul odor, the rotten smell is actually used to attract insects of beetles or flies to pollinate the flowers.

The description above is the 12 species of the rarest and unique plants that exist in the world of the many other types that exist. Of each type has its own uniqueness. Hopefully the information provided is useful and adds your insight into the world of flora and fauna. See you in another article article.