{"title":"RAFFLESIA AS A HAPAXANTHIC PLANT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RAFFLESIA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT","authors":"Ng FSP","doi":"10.26525/jtfs2023.35.4.489","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Rafflesia is famous for its enormous flowers attached to Tetrastigma vines. The theory to explain this phenomenon is that the Rafflesia flower is produced by a repeat-flowering entity that lives and grows as an endophytic parasite within its Tetrastigma host. Evidence is presented here to support the theory that Rafflesia is a hapaxanthic plant, flowering at the end of its life, with each plant terminating in a single flower; repeat flowering being the result of reinfection by seeds. This has existential implications for Rafflesia .","PeriodicalId":17389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Tropical Forest Science","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Tropical Forest Science","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.26525/jtfs2023.35.4.489","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"FORESTRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rafflesia is famous for its enormous flowers attached to Tetrastigma vines. The theory to explain this phenomenon is that the Rafflesia flower is produced by a repeat-flowering entity that lives and grows as an endophytic parasite within its Tetrastigma host. Evidence is presented here to support the theory that Rafflesia is a hapaxanthic plant, flowering at the end of its life, with each plant terminating in a single flower; repeat flowering being the result of reinfection by seeds. This has existential implications for Rafflesia .
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The Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS) is an international reviewed journal concerning the science, technology and development of tropical forests and forest products. The journal welcomes articles reporting original fundamental or applied research on tropical forest biology, ecology, chemistry, management, silviculture, conservation, utilization and product development. English is the official language of the journal. Only manuscripts with substantial scientific merit will be reviewed for originality, significance, relevance and quality.
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