Rare giant flower blossoms in Indonesia's Sumatra
A rare Rafflesia Arnoldi, believed to be the world's biggest flower, has blossomed in Bengkulu Province in Indonesia's Sumatra, news reports said Thursday.
Hundreds of people have been flocking to a site where the giant flower was found about a week ago by a forest ranger just 15 meters off a main road linking Bengkulu city and Curup Rejang Lebong, the state-run news agency Antara said.
Fully blossoming since Monday, the red flower with white dots has a diameter of 60 centimeters and is expected to live until Friday.
Six buds of one of the world's endangered floral species have been found near the gigantic flower and the local authorities have fenced the area to protect the buds.
The flower has also offered some income to the local government as hundreds of visitors have to buy tickets to enjoy the rare sight, despite the bad smell it produces.
The almost extinct flower was identified in Bengkulu by Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles and Joseph Arnold in 1881.
Hundreds of people have been flocking to a site where the giant flower was found about a week ago by a forest ranger just 15 meters off a main road linking Bengkulu city and Curup Rejang Lebong, the state-run news agency Antara said.
Fully blossoming since Monday, the red flower with white dots has a diameter of 60 centimeters and is expected to live until Friday.
Six buds of one of the world's endangered floral species have been found near the gigantic flower and the local authorities have fenced the area to protect the buds.
The flower has also offered some income to the local government as hundreds of visitors have to buy tickets to enjoy the rare sight, despite the bad smell it produces.
The almost extinct flower was identified in Bengkulu by Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles and Joseph Arnold in 1881.
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