Langsdorffia Hypoagaea known as vampire plant is a parasitic plant that lives in forests in Central America in countries like Colombia and Panamathis produces bright red flowers, the four different species of Langsdorffia that are currently known are A family of herbaceous plantsThis means that they do not perform photosynthesis, the plants of the Langsdorffia species use underground sprouts in the form of tentacles to steal the nutrients from the roots of many other plant species
The lack of chlorophyll results in a blood red flower which has as a specialty slowly absorb the nutrients of other plants, trusting only in its hosts to survive and even that it is not scientifically demonstrated, it is a belief that this plant not only “steals life” to other plants but also the same They drain the energy of the places where they are.
Herbaceous plants
This family is characterized by their red and brown tones, these tones They are given by the lack of chlorophyll suffered by these plants. They arise from underground structures connected to the root of the guests. With squamous, large and small and inconspicuous leaves, these plants simulate a lack of branch.
The pollination of these plants may seem like a mystery however they have a specific way to fulfill this work, lA vampire plant secret a sweet nectar with which he attracts several birds and insects to feed. This species, like many others, has a specific way to identify the male plants of the female, secreting this nectar in different ways. The males secrete nectar between each flower knot, while the females spread it through the skirt of leaves at the bottom of the plant, almost attached to the ground.