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Bamboos include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world, [13] due to a unique rhizome-dependent system. Certain species of bamboo can grow 91 centimeters (36 inches) within a 24-hour period, at a rate of almost 40 millimeters (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) an hour (equivalent to 1 mm (0.04 in) every 90 seconds). [14]
Paulownia tomentosa. Paulownia is a genus of angiosperm trees, and one of the fastest-growing trees in the world. [12] Paulownia tomentosa can grow over 30 metres (98 ft) tall and has large heart shaped leaves ranging from 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) wide and 15–30 centimetres (6–12 in) long with a 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in)-long petiole. [13]
Rafflesia arnoldii, the world largest flower in Bengkulu - Indonesia. With a flower growing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) in perimeter and 10–12 kg (22–26 lb) in weight, Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's current largest individual flower. They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia.
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[3] [4] It is an extremely fast-growing tree with seeds that disperse readily [5] and is considered an invasive exotic species in North America [6] that has undergone naturalisation in large areas of the Eastern US, [7] even though it might be able to successfully get established through seeds only under ideal conditions. [8]
Bamboos are some of the fastest growing plants in the world. [20] B. vulgaris is a species of the large genus Bambusa of the clumping bamboo tribe Bambuseae, [21] which are found largely in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the wet tropics. [20]