The most beautiful flowers in the world: Vol.2 - Bat plant (Tacca integrifolia)

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Tacca integrifolia, the white batflower, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae, native to tropical and subtropical rainforests of Central Asia.The white batflower (Tacca integrifolia) looks like a normal plant, right up until it starts to flower. When it does, the plant unfurls some of the strangest and most amazing flowers in the plant kingdom. Beneath the clusters of purplish flowers hang long bracts that can reach a foot in length, like whiskers. Above the flowers flare two light coloured bract like bat wings.

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https://www.seedsforafrica.co.za/
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https://www.thespruce.com

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Flowering plants, also known as Angiosperms, are the most diverse group of land plants in the world. The genus Tacca which consists of the bat flowers and arrowroots – herbaceous perennials native to Africa and Asia.The well-known Tacca species that have been cultivated as ornamental plants are the T. chantrieri and T. integrifolia. Taccas are known for their strange, yet mesmerizing flowers with long ‘whiskery’ bracts that can reach up to a foot in length.

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