According to the researchers, there are more than 270,000 kinds of flowers on our earth. Of all the manifold, there are 10 flowers that are very rare. What are they?
1. Bunga Bangkai
Corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is the typical flower of Indonesia. Height can reach 180 cm and a diameter of 90 cm. Carcass of a unique flower shape as derived from the prehistoric era. Reportedly, most of these flowers in the world. With strong odors like the smell of carrion, called him an 'corpse flower'. Growing period is very rare, if it blooms only last a week.
2. Youtan Poluo 
This flower is still a mystery, alias should be further investigated. Because there is no call it a scientific (Latin). Apparently, there Youtan habitat in China.
A Chinese farmer, Ding found a strange plant that grows in iron pipes, as well as someone named Lushan see any plants growing in his washing machine. That said, this flower blooms only once in 3000 years.
3. Yellow and Purple Lady Slippers 
His name is nice, huh? Flower Cypripedium calceolus Latin name is a very rare species of orchids. The growth in mainland Europe, but it is hard to find. There was one who grew up on a golf course in England. So rare, so the area around the flower under police surveillance since 1917. The goal is that no one would pick up and ... do not let any stray golf balls. For those who are caught violating, imposed a fine of 5000 U.S. Dollars!
4. Ghost Orchid
Ghost Orchid can be found in the forests of Cuba, and other varieties also exist in Florida. Bloom between June to August, low growing near the soil surface, and the sudden appearance seemed to float in the trunk. Because that's called a ghost orchid (Ghost Orchid).
5. Kadupul Flower
Epiphyllum oxypetalum Latin name, we call it Kadupul, originally from Sri Lanka and has spiritual significance for Buddhists. Unique, blooms only at night and at dawn came wilted.
6. Koki’o
20 years later rumored to have interest Koki'o is still alive, but again there was a fire in 1978 destroyed the population of trees 10-11 meters tall Koki'o this. Fortunately, no one can be saved and is now distributed to 23 separate places in Hawaii.
7. Chocolate Cosmos
Native flower of Mexico that has been extinct in the wild for over 100 years old. However, the species is to survive as a single clone are sterilized in 1902. The flowers are dark brown with a diameter of about 3-4 cm. As the name suggests, Chocolate Cosmos emit the scent of vanilla in the summer.
8. Parrot’s Beak 
Classified as a very rare flower since 1884, and is believed to have been extinct in the wild, although some believe may still be alive.
This plant comes from the Canary Islands. In 2008, experiments have been conducted to see if the Latin name Lotus flower berthelotii can find new pollinators, but, reportedly have not been successful.
9. The Jade Vine
These flowers are now increasingly rare, hardly seen again in the wild and are believed to be threatened by deforestation in the Philippines.
10. Campion
This discovery immediately bred at the Millennium Seed Bank (plant conservation project in the world) and now is now growing at the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens Almeda, and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, London.
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