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There is more than one species of “corpse flower” and in an incredible coincidence, two managed to bloom at the same time in a Japanese botanical garden, allowing the two to pollinate naturally.
By PA/TPN, in Asia, World, Environment · 30 Dec 2023, 15:31 · 0 Comments
The result is a stroke of fortune and one of the species has now fruited, bearing 736 seeds critical for the conservation of this endangered botanic enigma.
Enormous 'corpse flower' at botanical garden bears fruits for 1st time in Japanhttps://t.co/m6JoRasAOM
— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) December 18, 2023
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