What is the "best" plant in the world at present?

The following is the "best in the world" about plants that I found for you. I hope I can help you.

Spatholobus suberectus, the longest plant on land

Rattan is 300 meters long from root to top, which is twice as long as the tallest eucalyptus in the world. According to the data, the highest record of the length of the white rattan is 400 meters. Rattan chair, rattan bed, rattan blue, rattan bookshelf, etc. Are made of rattan as raw materials.

The tallest tree-apricot tree

Almond eucalyptus is generally as high as 100 m, and one tree is as high as 156 m. Its trunk soared into the sky, reaching 50 stories. This is the tallest tree that man has ever measured. Birds are singing at the top of the tree, which sounds like the buzzing of mosquitoes under the tree.

The tallest broad-leaved trees in China-Wangtian Tree and Qingtian Tree.

Looking up at the sky, trees can generally reach 60 meters. People have measured and analyzed a tree and found that it grows quite fast. A 70-year-old tree is 50 meters high. Individual even as high as 80 meters, DBH is generally around 130 cm, up to 300 cm. These rare giant trees in the world stand in the upper layer of the valley rainforest, which is generally more than 20 meters higher than the trees on the second floor. They really have the momentum to go straight into the sky!

Wang Tianshu also has a very close "twin brother" named Qing Tianshu. In fact, it is a variety of Cephalotaxus fortunei, which was also found in Guangxi in the 1970s. The shape of this giant tree is very similar to that of its brother, and it is also extremely tall, often reaching 60-65 meters, and the height under the bare branches is more than 30 meters. Its material is hard, corrosion-resistant, smooth and beautiful, which has high economic value and scientific research value. This giant tree is only found in Nong Gang Nature Reserve in Guangxi, so it is also strictly protected.

The Shortest Tree-Ardisia Ardisia

Under the temperate forest, there is a small shrub called Ardisia japonica with green leaves and red fruits. People like it very much and often regard it as a bonsai. It is only 30 centimeters high, so everyone has given it a nickname, calling it "not old". In fact, "not old" is six times taller than the shortest tree in the world. This shortest tree is called dwarf willow, which grows on alpine tundra. Its stems crawl on the ground, pull out branches, and grow an inflorescence like a willow, only 5 cm high. If the height of eucalyptus and apricot trees is compared with that of dwarf willow trees, the difference between one height and one height is 15000 times. Dwarf trees are almost as tall as dwarf willows. Dwarf arctic birch, which grows in the mountains near the Arctic Circle, is said to be a mushroom taller than dwarf arctic birch.

The thickest tree-big chestnut tree

According to 1972 foreign reports, there is indeed a big chestnut tree called "Hundred Horses Tree" near Mount Etna in Sicily. Its trunk is about 55 meters in circumference, and it needs more than 30 people to hold hands to surround it. There is a big hole under the tree. Chestnut pickers use it as a dormitory or warehouse. This is indeed the thickest tree in the world.

The Biggest Tree-Giant Sequoia

The giant sequoia in California, USA, is tall and fat, and is the "giant" in the tree, so it is also called the giant sequoia in the world. This kind of tree is generally about 100 meters high, of which the tallest one is 142 meters, with a diameter of 12 meters and a trunk circumference of 37 meters. It takes twenty adults to hold it. Almost as thick as the top and bottom, it lived for more than 3500 years. People have opened a hole from the lower part of the trunk, so they can pass by car or let four riders walk side by side. Even after the tree was sawed down, people had to climb up the trunk with long ladders. If the trunk is hollowed out, people can walk in 60 meters and get out of the fork hole. Its stump is big enough to make a small stage.

Banyan Tree with the Largest Crown —— Banyan Tree in Bangladesh

The banyan tree crown in Bangladesh can cover about 15 acres, which is as big as a football field. Banyan trees in Bangladesh not only have dense branches and leaves, but also can take root from the branches. Some of these roots are suspended in mid-air and absorb water and nutrients from the air, which is called "air roots". Most air roots go straight into the ground and into the soil to absorb nutrients and support branches. The upright air roots are like tree trunks, and there are more than 4,000 banyan trees, which look like a forest from a distance. Therefore, the local people also call this banyan tree an "isolated forest". It is said that there was once an army of six or seven thousand people who enjoyed the cool under a big banyan tree. The locals also opened a lively market under an old banyan tree in Bangladesh. There is no bigger canopy in the world.

The Highest Hedge-Beech Tree

People often use hibiscus with beautiful flowers, prickly oranges, Ligustrum lucidum, and triangular maple with red leaves in autumn as hedges. Hibiscus and grapefruit are short shrubs. Although Ligustrum lucidum and Acer truncatum can grow tall, they are often pruned due to close planting, usually only 5-6 meters high. In England and Scotland, beech trees are used as hedges. After pruning, these trees are still 25 meters high, and some are as high as 30 meters. This is the highest hedge in the world.

The lightest tree-Basham

Basha wood grows in the tropical forests of the United States, which is one of the fastest growing trees in the world and the lightest wood. This kind of tree is evergreen all year round and has a tall trunk. Leaves are like phoenix trees, five yellow and white petals are like hibiscus flowers, and the fruit splits like cotton. The southern part of Taiwan Province Province has been introduced for a long time. Since 1960, it has been widely cultivated in Guangdong, Fujian and other places and grows well.

The weight of balsa wood is only 0. 1 g per cubic centimeter, which is one tenth of the weight of the same volume of water. The poplar we used to make matchsticks is three and a half times heavier than it. Although its wood texture is light, but its structure is firm, it is a valuable material for special crafts such as aviation and navigation. Local residents have long used it as a raft to travel between islands. China uses it as a cork for thermos bottles.

Birch, a Tree Harder than Steel

You probably didn't expect a tree harder than steel, did you? This kind of tree is called white birch. The bullet hit this kind of wood, just like hitting a thick steel plate, and it did not move.

This precious tree is about 20 meters high, its trunk is about 70 centimeters in diameter and its life span is about 300-350 years. The bark is dark red or nearly black with white spots on it. The leaves are oval. Its origin is not wide, mainly distributed in southern Korea and the border area between South Korea and China, and there are also some along the southern coast of the Soviet Union.

The wood of birch is hard, three times harder than oak and twice as hard as ordinary steel. It is the hardest wood in the world, and people use it instead of metal. The Soviet Union used birch trees to make rolling balls and bearings for speedboats. Birch also has some wonderful characteristics. Because of its extremely dense texture, it sank as soon as it was put into the water. Even if it is soaked in water for a long time, its interior can still be kept dry.

The tree most afraid of fire-sea pine

When you go to the big forest, you can see the "No Fireworks" sign in the distance. Because trees catch fire easily, a single spark can burn a large forest. However, in the South China Sea, there is a tree called sea pine. Its wood can be used to make pipelines, and even if it is smoked and burned for many years, it will not burn out. When you wrap a hair around the handle of a pipe and light it with a match, it will continue to burn. Because the heat dissipation capacity of sea pine is particularly strong, and its wood is hard and particularly resistant to high temperature, it is not afraid of fire.

Longevity in the Tree-Dragon Blood Tree

The longest-lived tree in the world is the dragon's blood tree on Canary Island in western Africa. More than 500 years ago, the Spanish determined that it was about 8 thousand to 10 thousand years old. This is the oldest tree in the world. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a typhoon in 1868.

Dragon blood tree is an evergreen tree. Trees are generally 20 meters high, but the length around the base is 10 meters. Seven or eight people can surround it with open arms. The resin of this tree is dark red and is a famous preservative. Locals call it "Dragon Blood Tree", so it is named Dragon Blood Tree.

Short-lived Chrysanthemum, the shortest-lived seed plant

The most short-lived is the short-lived chrysanthemum growing in the desert, which can only live for a few weeks. There is a long drought in the desert. With a little rain, the seeds of short-lived chrysanthemum will germinate, grow, blossom and bear fruit, and complete its life cycle in a hurry before the drought comes, otherwise it will be "extinct".

Phyllostachys pubescens is the fastest growing plant.

Bougainvillea, which grows in China, Yunnan, Guangxi and Southeast Asia, can grow 3.5 meters a year. At the 7th World Forestry Congress, it was called "miracle tree". Light wood, which grows in Central and South America, grows faster than flowering trees. It can grow 5 meters high a year. But the absolute champion of the growth rate of woody plants is Phyllostachys pubescens. It takes only two months from the appearance of bamboo shoots to the growth of bamboo, and it is as high as 20 meters, about six or seven stories high. At the peak of growth, it can rise by 1 m one day and night. Therefore, there is a saying of "mushrooming".

The growth of bamboo is very special. It is elongated one by one. There are as many knots and thick bamboo shoots as there are knots and thick bamboo. Once bamboo grows, it won't grow tall. All trees grow at the tip of the bud, which gradually thickens and elongates. After decades to hundreds of years, it will gradually become thicker and taller.

The slowest-growing tree-Erweizga tree

The growth rate of trees in nature is really different, some are surprisingly fast and some are surprisingly slow. For example, in kalahari desert of the Soviet Union, there is a tree named Erweizga, which is short and has a round crown. If viewed from the front, it looks like a small round table. Its rising speed is very slow, 100 is only 30 cm long. Compared with the growth rate of Phyllostachys pubescens, it is really an old cow chasing cars. Erweizga trees need 333 years to reach the height of bamboo growth in one day.

Why is the Ervizga tree growing so slowly? In addition to its nature, the lack of rain in the desert, dry weather and strong wind are also important reasons.

The largest Castanopsis kawakamii-Castanopsis kawakamii in Alishan

Castanopsis kawakamii is a tall evergreen tree similar to cypress, which is unique to Taiwan Province Province, China. It grows in the central mountainous area of Taiwan Province Province. In Alishan, there are two towering Castanopsis kawakamii trees, the largest of which is called Shenmu, with a height of 60 meters, a diameter of 6.5 meters and a volume of 504 cubic meters. If you use the wood of this tree as a bench for two people, you can make more than 35,000 benches for 70,000 people to sit in a meeting. This tree is about 3000 years old and is one of the oldest trees in China.

Because Castanopsis kawakamii is very tall, it has the title of "King of Asian Trees". Although not as good as sequoia, it is the largest in the world.

The largest vine-Scottish grape in England

At present, the largest grape vine in the world was planted in Scotland, England in 189 1 year. Its crown covers an area of more than 460 square meters, the longest branch is more than 90 meters, and the trunk diameter is 17 cm. According to statistics, during the 73 years from 65438 to 0963, there were more than 65438+ 10,000 ears of grapes picked from this tree, with an average of 1370 ears per year. If you weigh 4 kg per ear, you can get 5480 kg a year. It takes a lot of effort to catch up with the dead grape "big brother"!

Arizona Rose, the Largest Rose in America

Roses are usually small shrubs with thorns and grow in clusters. However, there is a kind of rose in Arizona, which looks like a big tree. Its trunk diameter is 1.4 1 m, up to 2.75 meters. Its branches cover 5,065,438+0.3 square meters of ground, with 68 columns and thousands of feet of iron pipes as supports. Under this tree, 150 people can enjoy the cool. This should be the largest rose tree in the world.

The tallest cactus-California cactus

The real hometown of cactus is in the desert of Mexico, which is simply the world of cactus. It has many brothers of the same kind with different shapes: some grow into spheres and are called cacti; Some look like sesame cakes, called cacti; Some grow into columns, called immortal columns; Some are shaped like whips and sticks, which are called fairy whips and fairy sticks respectively. They are usually higher than human heads. There is a big cactus in Baja California, Mexico, which is 17.69 meters high and weighs 10 ton. If it is sawed off, it will take two big trucks to tow it away!

The Biggest Cedar Tree —— Taiwan Province Cedar Tree

A big Chinese fir was found in Lianhua Mountain of Feng Qiang Brigade in qingyuan county, Zhejiang. According to legend, it was planted during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, with a tree age of more than 500 years. The tree is 35 meters high, as high as 10 floor. The circumference of the trunk is 5.5 1 m, and three people can form a circle hand in hand. A tree with 37 cubic meters of wood can make 1360 double desks. The masses call it "the king of cypress".

In fact, the real "King of Cedar" is not it, but a big fir tree growing in Taiwan Province Province. This big Chinese fir tree is located on the mountain at an altitude of 1000 meters in the middle of Taiwan Province Province. Its trunk cannot be held by six people hand in hand. Among Chinese fir, it is the largest in the world.

The tallest bamboo-Dendrocalamus giganteus

The tallest bamboo in the world is produced in Sri Lanka and India, and is called Indian Dendrocalamus latiflorus. The diameter of this kind of bamboo can reach 5-7 inches, and a small bucket can be made by sawing a section. But the most striking thing is its height, which is not difficult to see if it exceeds 30 meters. In a botanical garden in Sri Lanka, several plants have exceeded 35 meters.

Indian Dendrocalamus latiflorus is the "king of bamboo" and the tallest bamboo in the world.

The oldest litchi tree-"Song Jiaxiang"

In Putian County, Fujian Province, China, there is an ancient litchi tree planted in the Tang Dynasty named "Song Jiaxiang", which is over 1200 years old. This old tree is still full of vitality, lush foliage and rich fruits. It is not only the oldest litchi tree, but also a rare ancient and prolific fruit tree in the world.

The most exotic flowering plant-big flowering plant

People often praise the flowers and trees in nature with the sentence "the grass is flourishing and the flowers are overflowing". In fact, among the green plants, there are many smelly flowers and smelly grass. There are dozens of plants named after the word "smelly" in plant books. For example: Ailanthus altissima, Ailanthus altissima, Stinky Lady, Stinky Lilac, Stinky Miracle, Stinky Peony. Although some plants are not named with smelly words, they have smelly meanings. For example, Paederia, Houttuynia cordata and Equisetum parvum. Of all these smelly plants, which one stinks the most? This can only be identified by our noses.

When we walk under the stinking buttonwood, we don't feel smelly. If you pick a leaf, break it and smell it, it will stink. If you walk into the grass of Houttuynia cordata Thunb, you will immediately smell the stench. If you touch it again, it will be difficult to get rid of the smell within an hour. Although these two plants stink, they are both good herbs. Wutong can cure hypertension, and Houttuynia cordata is a good medicine for pneumonia.

There is a famous tropical fruit called whistle, which smells bad and tastes good. In the forests of Central America, there is a plant called swan flower, also called goose flower or pelican flower. It looks dirty and smells like rotten tobacco. Pigs will die immediately after eating them. People who have no habit of smoking are most afraid of smelling this smell.

There is a giant konjac in the dense forest of Sumatra Island. When it blooms, it stinks like rotten fish. The smell of flowers and plants is very similar to that of rotting corpses. Rotten fish really stinks, and rotten corpses are even more disgusting. So the most smelly plants are generally recognized as large flower plants. Strange to say, these two particularly smelly plants, one with the largest inflorescence and the other with the largest flower, are probably related to their divergent areas.

Giant Amorphophallus konjac, the herb with the largest inflorescence

In the lush tropical rain forest of Sumatra Island in Asia, there is a kind of herb called giant konjac. The giant konjac is not tall, its stem is only 0.5 meters. However, when it matures, a strong spike protrudes from the top of the stem, which is densely covered with thousands of yellow male and female flowers. The bracts outside the inflorescence are red inside and dark green outside. The whole inflorescence is connected with the stem below it, which looks like a candlestick, but this candlestick is too big, with a height of three meters and a diameter of 1.3 meters. Such a large inflorescence naturally ranks first among the herbs in this column.

Palm with the largest inflorescence

Among woody plants, eucalyptus parma has the largest inflorescence. This palm grows slower than other palms, and it will take 30-40 years to grow to 20 meters high. At this time, an extremely huge spike appeared at its top, with an inflorescence as high as 14 m and a basal diameter of 12 m, which really looked like a rice pile. There are more than 700,000 flowers on the inflorescence. This kind of tree died soon after flowering. The inflorescence size of palm is the largest not only in woody plants, but also in the plant kingdom. It is produced in India.

The Longest and Shortest Flowers-Orchids and Wheat Flowers

The flower with the shortest life in the world is the flower of wheat, which will only bloom for five to thirty minutes.

The longest-lived flower in the world is an orchid growing in a tropical forest. It can bloom for 80 days.

The Latest Flowering Plant-La Monti Pineapple in Bolivia

Short-lived chrysanthemums in the desert bloom and bear fruit in a few weeks after emergence and complete their life cycle. Most herbs bloom in the same year or every other year after emergence, such as rice, corn and cotton, wheat and rape.

Generally, woody plants bloom later: peach trees for three years, pear trees for four years, and ginkgo biloba for more than 20 years after it leaves. Therefore, there is a saying that "Grandpa plants trees and grandchildren harvest fruits". It takes 50 to 60 years for Phyllostachys pubescens to bloom. Flowers bloom only once in a lifetime, and then they gradually wither.

The last tree that blooms is La Monti pineapple, which grows in Bolivia. It takes 150 years for this plant to grow panicles. Flowers bloom only once in your life, and then you die.

Rosa roxburghii, the plant with the highest vitamin C content.

Generally, there are more vitamin C in leafy vegetables and sour fruits. According to 100g fresh products, Chinese cabbage, rape, coriander, spinach, celery, amaranth, water spinach, cauliflower, etc. Contains 30-60 mg, while peas, cowpeas, radishes, mustard greens, kohlrabi, cucumbers and tomatoes contain 40-50 mg, while bitter gourd. 25-50 mg of citrus, litchi, mango and strawberry, 80 mg of red fruit, 200-400 mg of kiwi fruit in jujube and wild fruit, and 500-700 mg of rose and seabuckthorn. Rosa roxburghii contains the most vitamin C, containing 100g 1500mg.

The content of vitamin C in foods with high commodity prices is not necessarily high. For example, apples, pears and grapes are 3-5 mg, while heart radish is 34 mg; Garlic and leek in vegetables are less than 16 mg, and green garlic is 77 mg.

Vitamin C is not resistant to high temperature, and some vitamin C above 70℃ will be destroyed. Therefore, the time for frying vegetables should not be too long.

Spiraea The most abundant plants in protein.

Chlorella is familiar to people. It is a kind of green algae with strong reproductive ability. It can produce a large amount of protein by sunlight, generally containing 50% of protein, which is more than protein food such as beef and soybean, so it has high nutritional value.

The protein content of spiral cyanobacteria is higher than that of Chlorella, and it is the plant with the highest protein content found at present. The individual of Spirulina is 100 times larger than Chlorella, and the content of protein is 68%, which is more than three times that of lean meat and eight times that of semi-fat and semi-lean pork. Therefore, spiral cyanobacteria is one of the most promising foods in the future.

The sweetest plant-"I'm overjoyed"

Sweetness is a taste that people like. Sugar is sweet, and many fruits are sweet, but generally not as sweet as sugar. For example, the sweetness of watermelon is about 4% of sugar, and the sweetness of pear is about 12% of sugar.

Is there anything sweeter than sugar? People will not hesitate to answer: yes, it is saccharin. Saccharin is a chemically synthesized substance, and its sweetness is 300-500 times that of sugar. Is there anything sweeter than saccharin? Yes

In the tropical forest of West Africa, there is an arrowroot whose fruit is 30,000 times sweeter than sugar! What's more, there is another plant called Dioscorea zingiberensis whose fruit is 90,000 times sweeter than sugar! This kind of fruit is red coral in color, and looks like wild grapes, with 40-60 grains per ear, which is very lovely.

Strangely, eating this kind of fruit with high sweetness is not only not greasy, but also feels sweet in the mouth for a long time. Therefore, the local people gave this fruit a good name, called "overjoyed".

The most poisonous tree-"blood seals the throat"

Two centuries ago, a chief in Java stabbed a prisoner in the chest with a needle coated with tree milk for an experiment. After a while, he choked to death. Since then, this tree has become famous all over the world. In China, this tree was named "Blood Seal Throat" to describe its fierce toxicity.

This kind of tree, also known as scissors tree or poison arrow tree, is 30 meters high and is produced in Southeast Asia, Hainan Island and Yunnan in China. The white milk produced by broken bark has the function of quickly paralyzing the heart. People paint this milk on the arrows used to hunt animals to make poisonous arrows, and the animals that hit the arrows can die after three or five steps. If you accidentally let it into your eyes, your eyes will suddenly go blind. It is far more toxic than croton and bitter almond, so sealing the throat with blood is the most poisonous tree.

The most famous pest control plant-pyrethrum

Why mosquito-repellent incense can kill mosquitoes? It turns out that it contains pyrethrum. The pyrethrum flower contains 0.6- 1.3% pyrethrin and chamomile. Pyrethrin, also known as pyrethrin, is a colorless viscous oily liquid. Mosquitoes will be paralyzed, poisoned and die when touched.

Pyrethrum is a perennial herb of Compositae. About half a meter high, many deep pinnate green leaves are drawn from the base of the stem. There are wild chrysanthemum-shaped flower heads in the green leaves, with yellow thin tubular flowers in the center and a circle of white tongue-shaped petals on the periphery. It looks elegant and chic.

The propagation of pyrethrum is not difficult, seeds, cuttings or ramets can be used. It likes well-drained and fat sandy loam. If it is under superior environmental conditions, it can grow healthily and the content of pyrethrins is also high.

Pyrethrum is also toxic to centipedes, fish, frogs, snakes and other animals, but it is harmless to people and animals. Therefore, it is safe to use and does not pollute the environment, so it is an ideal insecticide. Pyrethrum can also be used as medicine to treat scabies.

Bobdog, the thickest medicinal tree

There is a coyote tree on the prairie in eastern Africa.

The bark, leaves and fruits of coyotes can be used medicinally. Its height is only 10-20 meters, but the trunk is surprisingly thick, generally exceeding 10 meters in diameter. The diameter of the thickest trunk base is actually 16 meters, which requires 30 adults to hold hands to surround it. It is the thickest medicinal tree in the world and deserves to be called "the king of medicinal materials".

The stout Bobbab tree looks like a building on a savanna from a distance, and some local families really live in tree holes as houses. This tree hole is also a place for lions, zebras and other animals to shelter from the rain or sleep. Interestingly, this kind of tree attracts monkeys most, because monkeys like to eat the fruit of this tree, so people call it baobab tree.

The King of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Ginseng

Ginseng has the magical effects of regulating qi and nourishing blood, calming the nerves, improving intelligence, promoting fluid production, relieving cough, nourishing and strengthening the body, so it is called "God Grass" and known as "King of Chinese Medicine". Ginseng is so magical because it contains many kinds of saponins, glycoconjugates, ginsenoside, sterols, amino acids, vitamins, volatile oils, flavonoids and so on. It has a high medical effect on enhancing the vitality of brain nerve center, medulla oblongata, heart and blood vessels, stimulating endocrine function and exciting metabolism.

Ginseng is a perennial herb of Araliaceae. Its stem is about 40-50 cm high, its leaves have 3-5 lobes, and its flowers are very small, only as big as rice grains, purple and white. The medicinal part is mainly its root.

Ramie, the best fiber plant.

Among all kinds of plant fibers, ramie fiber has the best quality. Its fiber cells are the longest, up to 620 mm, tough and shiny, brightly dyed and not easy to fade. Pure spinning or blending into various thick and thin fabrics is both beautiful and durable. The tensile strength of ramie fiber is 8-9 times higher than that of cotton, which can be used as the raw material of airplane wings and parachutes, and can also be used to make various ropes such as canvas, aviation rope, Grenade guy rope and hemp rope. Ramie fiber, which has great strength when soaked, absorbs water and dissipates quickly, and has the characteristics of corrosion resistance and mildew resistance. It is a good material for making rainproof cloth, fishing nets and so on. Ramie fiber dissipates heat quickly and is difficult to conduct electricity. Therefore, it can be used as the inner lining of tires, the sheath of electric wires and the transmission belt of machines.

China has a long history of cultivating ramie, and ramie fiber has been fully utilized since the Tang Dynasty. At present, the planting area and total output of ramie in China rank first in the world.

The country with the most plant species-China.

There are about 30,000 species of flowering plants in China. Directly or indirectly for people to eat, wear, live and use the most kinds, of which there are more than 2,000 kinds of food alone. In addition to cultivated crops, there are many wild starches, oilseeds, fruits, sugar and wild vegetables. There are only 1000 species of edible plants in Europe and America.

Why are there so many plants in China? China is almost as big as the whole of Europe. The distance between east, west, north and south is over 5000 kilometers. The climate in cold, warm and hot areas is complete, and most of them belong to warm areas, which are suitable for the growth of various plants. China has a complex terrain, with mountains, hills, plains, deep valleys, rivers, lakes and seas, and all kinds of plants can find places to grow.

The fiercest plant-cypress

There are more than 500 kinds of plants that can eat animals in the world, but most of them can only eat tiny insects. However, there is a tree named Bai that grows in Java, Indonesia, but it can actually eat people. It is really the fiercest tree in the world.

This tree has many soft branches. If a person accidentally touches a tree, those branches will immediately wrap him like a snake, and the tighter he gets, the more he can't get away. At this time, the tree will soon secrete a kind of juice, and people will be "digested" slowly if they persist. The local people mastered its "temper" and fed it with fish first. When it is full and too lazy to move, hurry to collect its tree juice. Because this juice is a valuable raw material for pharmacy. Although the cypress is fierce, it can't compete with people after all, and finally it has to be used by people.

Nepenthes, the most wonderful insect-eating plant

There are more than 500 kinds of plants that feed on animals all over the world, among which the insect traps of pitcher plants are the most exquisite and complicated.

Nepenthes mostly grow in humid tropical forests such as Indian Ocean Islands, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and there are also such plants in Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces in China.

Nepenthes eat insects because of its peculiar leaves. The midrib of its leaves sticks out and becomes tendrils, which can be attached to other things to rise. A capsule is produced at the top of the roll, like a milk bottle, with a lid on the mouth that can be opened and closed. The edge of the bottle mouth is rolled inward, and there is half a bottle of water in the bottle. The inner wall of the bottle mouth can secrete sweet honey juice, and greedy insects will crawl over to eat honey when they smell the fragrance. Maybe just when they were having fun, they suddenly slipped and plunged into the bottle, stuck in the water, and could never escape. So Nepenthes got a good meal.

Other insect-eating plants, such as sundew, felt moss, venus flytrap, etc. They can also catch insects, but their insect catching tools are far less sophisticated than Nepenthes.