A Rafflesia Flower ... Not Smell Good
The flower can have a diameter of up to 106 cm.
A rafflesia flower ... not smell good. In short a parasitic life heavily specialized biological requirements a long time to bloom inherent rareness make the rafflesia. However some species of Rafflesia smell like roadkill others for only a few hours while a few smaller species barely smell at all. The smell is so bad in fact that its often called the corpse flower or meat flower.
The only way they are pollinated is by insects that are able to fly between the female and male plants. And can weigh up to 10 kg. The Rafflesia cantleyi species can be found in Ulut Sat and Chabang Tongkat while Rafflesia kerrii can be found in Lojing.
The flowers are not just famous for their size but also their smell. It is the official state flower of Indonesia. Furthermore two locations in Pahang where this flower can be found are Lembah Benum forest reserve and Lata Jarum.
The Rafflesia flower is known for being huge leathery and speckled five-petaled flower. It smells really bad. Despite its bad smell and carnivorous habit it can be used in the food medicine or be given the mysterious meaning.
The Titan Arum another stinky flower is also called the corpse flower but these two plants should not be confused Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest individual flower on earth. For Terengganu the flower of Rafflesia Cantleyi species can be found in Kuala Berang. It was discovered by Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Joseph Arnold on 19 May 1818.
People also recognize the smell as the sign of Rafflesia blooming somewhere and without it maybe this flower. The smell of Rafflesia is similar to a stinking corpse. Take Rafflesia tuan-mudae for example a flower more commonly known as the stinking corpse lily or corpse flowerPeople who.