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A huge Rafflesia flower, the largest flower in the world, about 1 metre across

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The world's largest flower, called Rafflesia, can have a diameter up to one metre and can weigh up to 10 kilograms. It also smells like rotting flesh. We saw and photographed this specimen in a private garden in Sabah, Borneo, the householder charging people to view it. Rafflesia is a parasitic plant that lacks roots, stems, and leaves.

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Our guide to see rafflesia flower :-)

with the giant flower Rafflesia keithii

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World largest flower found in gading hill forest. It took 9 months to bloom and only lasts 7 days only. Very rare and i am lucky to see this wonders.
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Rafflesia flower, Pulau Tioman

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Rafflesia flower, Borneo

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the biggest bloom in the world. this one was 75 cm - they can grow to 1 metre. it did have a faint odour of rot, though this is not the corpse plant (that's also from here, much taller, not so wide, only blooms once every three years or so). (from sumatra)

largest flower in the world (Thailand) bua phut

Rafflesia Pricei Flower

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The Rafflesia , the largest flower in the world can be found in East Malaysia. Stumbled

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The hike along the steep slope was totally worthwhile. It takes 9 months for the little buds to mature into a flower.

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Rafflesia keithii, peeking inside the giant flower

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This one is one day old... they usually die in a couple of days (Sabah)

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The largest flowers can be up to 1 meter in diameter and weigh up to 10kg!

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Rafflesia flower

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The Rafflesia. This very large flower measures approximately 800 mm across.

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The largest flower in the world. It blooms for only seven days before it withers and dies.

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hmm... biggest flower in M'sia

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largest flowering plant in the world kk kokob borneo march 07

Rafflesia from Singkawang, west Borneo, Indonesia

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Copyright: Joffre Salkeld (Joffre) (62)

Genre: Plants

Medium: Color

Date Taken: 1993-09

Categories: Rain Forest, Fungi, Flowers

Camera: Nikon F-401s, Nikkor 35-70 / 4,5-5.6, fuji 100, HOYA 55m PL-CIR

Photo Version: Original Version

Date Submitted: 2006-06-04 8:47

Shot of the famous Rafflesia, taken outside of Sinkawang, West Kalimantan...

The Rafflesia is sometimes called the World's largest flower (ie. growing up to a metre in diameter), actually it's a parasidic plant that spends most of it's time hidden in the base of jungle vines until the hard bud bursts through the host plant and rapidly develops its huge cauldron-like flower. Pollinated by flies, it is a carrion plant, preying on insects..

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Rafflesia - the Biggest Flower

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Copyright: James Parker (Jamesp) (9184)

Genre: Plants

Medium: Color

Date Taken: 2001-03

Categories: Flowers

Camera: Canon EOS 1vHS, Canon 24-70 mm f 2,8 L-USM

Photo Version: Original Version

Date Submitted: 2007-02-24 11:12

I have decided to post a flower today.

The Rafflesia is the world's biggest flower - some specimens are over a meter in diameter (this one was about 90cm). They are found in peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the southern Philippines in rainforest habitat.

The flowers take about 10 months to develop from the woody, parasitic vine. The buds swell until they reach the size of a large cabbage or football and then open - but only last for 3 days. The flowers give off the smell of rotting meat to attract the flies which pollinate them.

There are 17 species of Rafflesia - this is one of the biggest - Keithii. The name Rafflesia come from Sir Stamford Raffles who gave his name to them and to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

There is no flowering season - you just have to be lucky - I was - there were two in flower on my visit and they were both quite close to the park HQ.

This is a scanned slide. As usual I didn't use a tripod (I am really bad about that) and I do not think I used a flash.

Sarawak, Gunung Gading National Park