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Rhizanthes lowii is a species of parasitic flowering plant without leaves, stems, roots, or photosynthetic tissue. It grows on the roots of the Tetrastigma vine. It includes the specimens with the largest measured flowers in Rhizanthes, from 25 to 43 cm (10 to 17 inches) across. The flowers are endothermic, not only producing their own heat, but they also have the rare ability to regulate their own temperature.
It was first collected on a little islet (in a river?) near the Malaysian town of Limbang, almost at the border of Brunei.
Rhizanthes deceptor · Rhizanthes infanticida · Rhizanthes zippelii · Rhizanthes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhizanthes lowii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
