Black Bat Flower plant

What does this flower remind you when you lay your eyes upon it for the first time?? If you look closely it reminds you of a Black Bat! The name of this flower is Black Bat or Tacca Chantrieri. Originating from the countries of the Southern hemisphere, such as Australia, Southeast Asia and Africa. The color of the blossom of this flower, apart from dark purple nearly black in some varieties can also be white or dark brown.   It has a diameter which exceeds 10 cm in length, smaller buds on the inside and small protruding parts similar to a cat's mustache, characteristics very distinct and rare for a flower, that strongly reminds a bat with its wings wide open.

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