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Standard XII
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The flower given in the picture is of an achlorophyllous plant native to southern Africa. It is parasitic on the roots of members of the Euphorbiaceae family and emits an odour of faeces to attract its natural pollinators; carrion beetles. Identify it.
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  1. Pinguicula gigantea
  2. Hydnora africana
  3. Welwitschia mirabilis
  4. Helicodiceros muscivorus

A
Welwitschia mirabilis
B
Pinguicula gigantea
C
Helicodiceros muscivorus
D
Hydnora africana
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Hydnora Africana is one of the strangest plants in the world. It is totally parasitic, perennial that is without any chlorophyll or leaves at all. Hydnora Africana is an achlorophyllous plant in the family Hydnoraceae.

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