Flowers have a variety of different varieties and display different shapes, colors, scents for us to enjoy, but some incredible flowers we can not meet now and can only be enjoyed in some places of cultivation, not in nature, as the original place, Here are some names of beautiful flowers that are rare and endangered on earth.
- Jade Vine
This flower comes from the tropical rainforest area of the Philippines, it is a member of the nuts and is closely related to red beans, this plant grows hanging like a roll and can reach a length of 3 meters, this flower has a varied color from blue to green green mint, This flower is considered an endangered species due to habitat destruction and a decrease in natural pollination.
- Yellow and Purple Lady Slippers
These flowers are found in Europe and some Asian countries, but over time their numbers are declining and protected most countries from extinction, the price is now becoming very expensive even for a single cut, the flower is composed of soft and curved structures that are usually yellow and purple.
- Chocolate Cosmos
This flower is found in the country of Mexico and has been extinct in the wild about 100 years ago. there is only 1 Chocolate Cosmos flower is currently the result of cultivation in 1902, the flowers of this cultivation process can not breed.
This flower is brown, about 3-4 cm in diameter, as the name implies, this flower can emit a vanilla scent (like chocolate) in summer.
- Middlemist Red
This is probably the rarest flowering plant in the world because there are only 2 known examples. One can be found in a park in New Zealand and the other is located in a greenhouse in England.
- Attenborough's Pitcher Plant
It is an interesting flower plant found in the rainforest of the Philippines by botanist Stewart R. McPherson, Alastiar S. Robinson and Volker B. Heinrich.
Known as Nepenthes attenboroughii, this rare botanic gem is one of the largest species of its genus. This plant has a pitcher like shape that allows to lure and consume its prey (mostly insects) without any hassle.
- Black Bat Flower
Known as Tacca chantrieri in scientific jargon, the black bat flowers were first discovered in the tropics of Southeast Asia including the countries of Malaysia, Thailand and China.
As the name implies, this specimen has a shape like a bat, this flower has a 'whiskers' that can grow to nearly 28 inches. These flowers usually require more water and moisture to survive than other rare flowers.
- Koki'o
Discovered in 1860, where only three specimens were found at the time, and in 1950, after the last seed died, this flower was considered extinct. In 1970 the only survivors were found, which unfortunately was destroyed in a fire in 1978.
Fortunately one of the remaining tree branches can be saved and grafted into 23 trees that exist in some places in Hawaii. Kokai is a small tree that grows to a height of about 10-11 meters.
- Parrot's Beak
Known for its scientific name Lotus berthelotii, Parrot's Beak flowers found in New Zealand, flowers can grow up to six inches long and 3 feet wide. The flower consists of soft petals with orange, yellow and red colors that brighten in the sun.
Thus some names of flowers whose existence is almost extinct on earth, as for some other rarest flowers in the world such as rafflesia arnoldii whose existence we must protect and guard, especially the habitat.