The vast archipelago and the great number of islands have made Indonesian the home of a large variety of plant, life. The Indonesian flora ranges from the tiny arched to the giant rafflesia plant. No wonder a lot of botanists are curious to study these plants.
The Rafflesia Arnoldi is the biggest flower in the world. It is unusual become of its large size. It is almost a metre in diameter and one point four metres height. The man who discovered the plant wasn’t Raffles, but Beccary, an Italian botanist who visited Sumatra in 1928.
Rafflesia consist of two plants; the stick-like part which grows in the middle and the petals around and below it.
The Rafflesia plant begin to flower in its tenth year. Before it begins to flower, the leaves and stem become dry and look dead, but the main root in the ground is still alive. While the flower is blossoming, it has a very unpleasant smell which attracts, especially the green files. Touch the bottom part of the stick-like part/ centre, they die.
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