Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant that lives on Euphorbias. Hydnora, from Africa, belongs to a family, Hydnoraceae that also includes a New World genus, Prosopanche. This flower was photographed in Namaqualand, South Africa. Beetle-pollinated flowers usually have an abundance of pollen and an abundance of stigma areas, and Hydnora flowers are no exception. Hydnoras are pollinated by beetles. By producing excess pollen and stigma cells, beetle-pollinated flowers succeed in achieving pollination and producing seeds despite the feeding habits of the beetles which eat most of the pollin.
Bukit Gantang, Perak, Malaysia.Magnolia coco (Lour.) DC. Magnoliaceae. CN:[Malay - Cempaka telur, Cempa telur, Cempaka gondok, Bunga kantil], Dwarf Magnolia, Coconut Magnolia. Native of temperate Asia (Japan, China); elsewhere cultivated. Woody medium size shrub, ca 1-2 m. Flowers single, rounded as an egg before opening ca 1.5-3.5 cm diameter; white petals and green sepal; intensely fragrant. Fragrance is outstanding especially in early morning. Synonym(s):Gwillimia indica Rottler ex Dc.Liriodendron coco Lour.Liriopsis pumila Spach Ex Baill.Magnolia coco (Lour.) Dc.Talauma coco (Lour.) Merr.Talauma mutabilis BlumeRef and suggested reading:zipcodezoo.com/Plants/M/Magnolia_coco/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnoliatoptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Magnolia_coco.htmluirig.altervista.org/botanica/hypertext/1222.htm