Why does Dawanghua stink? Dawanghua stinks in order to attract scavengers such as flies to help it spread pollen. Because there are no insects that like fragrance in the growth environment of Dawanghua, in order to attract other insects or animals to help it pollinate, it evolved into a smelly flower, and the gathering of animals such as insects that like odor promoted Dawanghua pollination.
Morphological characteristics of Dawanghua, also known as man-eating flower, belongs to parasitic vegetation and parasitizes on the roots and stems and leaves of plants. The flower is unisexual and dioecious. The flower is very huge, looks like a jar, the trunk of the plant is very short, and there are no leaves and underground rhizomes. The organ that absorbs nutrients degenerates into mycelium and invades the absorption camp in the host.
The growth habit of Dawanghua can bloom all year round, and the main growing season is from May to 10 every year. When the seedlings first grow out of the ground, they are only the size of table tennis. After a few months of growth, they expand to the size of cabbage, and then bloom into five fleshy petals. The flowering period can only last for four or five days, and the petals will gradually rot after pollination.
What does the fruit of Dawanghua look like? The flower of Dawanghua is very big, but the seeds are very small and sticky, which is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. It is hidden in the milky white and lipid-rich pulp of Dawanghua. The fruit is spherical, with a diameter of about 15 cm, and has a lignified brown epidermis. There are thousands of reddish-brown seeds in one fruit.