World Record Title: The most sensitive tree to fire in the world is the Zhang Ke tree.
World Record Creator: Zhang Ke tree
World Record Holder: Zhang Ke tree
World Record Field: Tree
World Record Rules: 1. The world's most sensitive tree to fire
World Record Number: 20121200004
World Record Validity Period: Until the world record was broken.
World Record Witness: Carrying the Flag World Records certifier 006 and 009
World Records Source: World record database of Carrying the Flag
Awarding Certificate Date: December 10, 2012
World Record Details:

          The most sensitive tree to fire in the world is the Zhang Ke tree.

         Growth in the African jungle, "Zhang Ke tree" is a strange fire trees. There are a scientist had to test the sensitivity of this fire, and he intends to stand under a tree with a lighter smoking Zhang Ke, mended a flash fire, suddenly ejected from the tree about face with white liquid foam, making fire lighters suddenly extinguished, the scientist is also covered with foam, find any.
          Zhang Ke tree Why can fire it? Scientists have found that Zhang Ke tree is able to fire, because it has a natural automatic "fire extinguisher." Zhang Ke is an evergreen tree that grows in Africa and Angola in the western region, tree tall, dense foliage, slender blade drag down, about 2.5 meters, hanging down like girls long braids. However, in this lush foliage many hidden bread the size of the ball, seemingly fruit, in fact, this is the fire of the "weapon" - section bud. There are many small holes on the shell section, like the hole showerhead, as filled with white transparent liquid. But scientists analysis found that these liquids actually contains a lot of carbon tetrachloride, a phenomenon that is a veritable "fire control." Zhang Ke trees are particularly sensitive to fire, once appeared near the fire, Zhang Ke tree bud immediately issued on Day of Action "instructions", the trees will bud section suddenly ejected liquid foam extinguish the flame, so that the dense forest "Turning the Tide." - Excerpt from "Forests and mankind" 2001.10