Get Inspired For Rafflesia Arnoldii Is The Largest Flower Found In Southeast Asia 9+
This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia.
rafflesia arnoldii is the largest flower found in southeast asia. Aug 19 2019 One of the most famous flora of Indonesia is Rafflesia arnoldii the largest individual flower in the world. It contains approximately 28 species all found in Southeast Asia mainly in Malaysia Thailand and the Philippines. Kalimantan of Indonesia southern Thailand and southern Philippines.
The spectacular Rafflesia is still recognized as the biggest flower in the world there are dozens of species of rafflesia all of which grow only in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The flowers look and smell like rotting flesh. The flower with the worlds largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii.
The best known of these species is Rafflesia arnoldii which has the distinction of being the worlds largest flower reaching a diameter of about three feet. Rafflesia is a genus of flowering plants that is made up of of 16 known species. It has a smell like rotten meat making it known locally as corpse flower.
It has a diameter of three feet 0914 metre and can weigh between 15 to 24 pounds 68 to 108 kilograms. Rafflesia is one of the biggest and one of the stinkiest flower in the world. This is the giant flower from Borneo and we sent our intrepid explorer Sam to find it and he did.
Baletei has 12 cm 5 in diameter flowers. It is a parasitic plant with no visible leaves roots or stem. Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest.
The flower has five huge leathery petals with a central disc in the middle surrounded by a diaphragm. It hails from parasitic members of the genus Tetrastigma. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia.