Orchids
are
the species-richest family of plants, with 25,000 species in
the
world.
Another
famous one is the bird
of
paradise flower (on the photo above). Hibiscus have
beautiful big flowers.
Other amazing flowers of rainforests are flamingo flowers, lotus flowers, and
in Australian
rainforests - grevilleas, garnedias and silky oaks.
And some of the more interesting are the carnivorous pitcher plants, and
the rafflesia flower
- the largest
flower in the world.
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