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| Rafflesia |
Rafflesia, the world's largest flower is native to only 4 countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Botanically it's not really a flower as it is more closely related to mushrooms. But the bloom resembles a flower so it's often referred to as a flower. It's quite rare and delicate and not easy to find in the wild.
It took three hours of guide-led hiking through a muddy jungle to reach a place where we could see it. Here is the flower in its various stages of development:
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| Rafflesia shoot |
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| Rafflesia, a few days to bloom |
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| Rafflesia in full bloom |
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| Rafflesia declining after blooming |
For reference, this is how big the flower is:
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