The Protected Area Management Office of the Allah Valley Protected Landscape has documented another blooming Rafflesia schandenbergiana during the team’s recent fieldwork this month on biodiversity in the dense forest of the said protected area. The newly recorded flower was found within the Strict Protection Zone of the site, reaffirming the ecological importance of maintaining undisturbed forest habitats. The monitoring team said that the bloom was an impressive 93 cm wide, making it the bigge

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A rare Indonesian flower was spotted in glorious full bloom in West Sumatra. A Rafflesia tuan-mudae flower was found in the Maninjau reserve, three hours away from Padang, on July 23. The flower is known for its large size – this specimen was measured to be 100.8 centimeters in diameter. Footage shows incredible close-ups of the rugged texture of the flower as well as its bud. The flower – which is one of the national flowers of Indonesia – emits an odor similar to that of rotting flesh, attract