And from the diverse, pantropical #Dioscoreaceae, no less. Only around 600 species in that one family. Makes one wonder what other unexpected traits are used by bulbils in this group.

A Black Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) spotted in the National Orchid Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 27 July 2025. It has been many years since I last saw one, so nice to see it again.

They belong to the yam family, and got the name by being black with bracts that resemble wings.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301457757 ].

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