Have you ever seen Rafflesia flowers? I do not think so. Because the flower can not grow in indiscriminate place. Rafflesia flowers almost every time appear and bloom in Bengkulu. Therefore, the appearance of this distinctive and beautiful flowers into a special tourist attraction to Bengkulu, in addition to other tourist attractions in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Flower Rafflesia gadutensis blooms in the area of Boven Lais Protected Forest, North Bengkulu Regency,
The naming of this gigantic flower can not be separated by the history of its discovery first time in 1818 in the interior of Manna, South Bengkulu. Dr. Joseph Arnold, a physician, nature lover, and explorer in the 19th century, was amazed when he first saw this flower.
Rafflesia Arnoldi flower as other Rafflesia species is a mandatory parasite plant. It grows in the stalk of liana (vine) of the genus Tetrastigma. Rafflesia arnoldi has no leaves so it can not afford its own photosynthesis. Nutrition needed this interest is taken from the host tree.
Until now, rafflesia flowers can not live outside their habitat.