How many Rafflesia flowers are left in the world?

How many Rafflesia flowers are left in the world?

There are 20 Rafflesia species in the world, with Malaysia and Indonesia having eight species each. When a Rafflesia flower blooms, it emits an overpowering scent of rotten meat.

Are orchids in the rainforest?

Orchids can be found throughout the world, and can survive in different kind of habitats. Most species live in tropical rainforests, but they can also be found close to the Arctic Circle.

What plants grow in the rain forest?

There are so many incredible plants in the world's diverse rainforests.

  • Kapok tree.
  • Kapok fruit.
  • Bamboo.
  • Mangrove trees.
  • Liana vines.
  • Orchids.
  • Amazon water lilies.
  • Pitcher plant.

Why do rubber trees live in the rainforest?

In the endless competition for sunlight that takes places in tropical forests, rubber trees will often be the first species to take advantage of a break in the forest canopy caused by the fall of another tree species. Rubber trees have soft wood, with limbs that emerge high up the trunk to branch outwards.

What foods grow in the rainforest?

Fruits like avocado, coconuts, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, bananas, pineapples, mangoes and tomatoes can all be found in the world's rainforests, along with vegetables such as: maize or sweetcorn, potatoes, and winter squash.

What animals eat bananas in the rainforest?

It takes a wily predator indeed, to stalk, ambush and capture the elusive wild banana. Among them are the stealthy Asian Elephants, who glide through the jungle shadows with ease, and the bats, who pounce upon them, subdue them, and finally consume them. Also, fruit eating birds such as toucans.