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  2. Rafflesia arnoldii - Wikipedia

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    Rafflesia arnoldii, the corpse flower, [2] or giant padma, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. [ 4 ]

  3. List of world records held by plants - Wikipedia

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    Rafflesia arnoldii, the world largest flower in Bengkulu - Indonesia. With a flower growing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) in perimeter and 10–12 kg (22–26 lb) in weight, Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's current largest individual flower. They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia.

  4. Rafflesia - Wikipedia

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    Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.

  5. Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park - Wikipedia

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    Large flowers in the park include the Rafflesia arnoldii, Amorphophallus decus-silvae, Amorphophallus titanum and the world's largest orchid the Grammatophyllum speciosum. [3] The park is home to many endangered and threatened species, including:

  6. Kepahiang Regency - Wikipedia

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    The south of Sumatra and the province of Bengkulu and Kepahiang in particular are the natural habitat for Rafflesia arnoldii flower. This flower was found by Joseph Arnoldi and Sir Thomas Raffles in 1818. Raffles was the governor of the province of Bengkulu at that time. The florescence of this flower is the biggest in the world.

  7. Flora of Borneo - Wikipedia

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    The Rafflesia arnoldii is typical plant for Borneo. The flora of Borneo include 15 species of dicot tree, 37 species of non-tree dicot and 49 species of monocot endemic to the rich forest of Brunei Darussalam. [1]

  8. Rafflesiaceae - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Rhizanthes (then known as Brugmansia), a Rafflesiaceae species from Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1913).. The Rafflesiaceae are a family of rare parasitic plants comprising 36 species in 3 genera found in the tropical forests of east and southeast Asia, including Rafflesia arnoldii, which has the largest flowers of all plants.

  9. File:Rafflesia arnoldii, Sumatra.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: Rafflesia arnoldii. Picture taken in Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia Picture taken in Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia Deutsch: Riesenrafflesie.