Flora & Fauna
Rafflesia arnoldii Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia . It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It has a very strong and horrible odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname " corpse flower ". It is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra and possibly Borneo . Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) and talipot palm ( Corypha umbraculifera ), those are technically clusters of many flowers . Rafflesia arnoldii ( Indonesian : padma raksasa ), also called Kerubut (Devil's Betelnut Box) is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia , the other two being the white jasmine and moon orchid . It was officially recognized as a national "rare flower" ( Indonesian : puspa langka ) in Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993. Rafflesia arnoldii is rare and fairly hard to locate. It is especial