Please note:
Food & drinks are not provided in this programme.
It is advisable to bring insect repellent.
Full day program
Rate : Adult RM 98.00 Child RM 88.00
Departure time : 8.45 am
Minimum : 4 persons
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Our Team member :- Miss Bavani
More information on Rafflesia.
Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It was first discovered in the Indonesian forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr Joseph Arnold in 1818, and named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.
It consists of about 20 species, all found in South East Asia. It is also the official state flower of Sabah, Malaysia.
Rafflesia kerrii is found in the forest of the Northern part of Cameron Highlands bothering the state of Kelantan.
The red flower has a diameter of 50-90cm and is the largest flower in Peninsular Malaysia.
The flower is also known as “corpse flower” because of the awfully rotten meat smell it emits.
These phenomena in return attract Carrion flies that help with the pollination of the flower.
The plant has no stems, leaves or true roots.
The plant is a parasite to the wild grapes of the genus Tetrasigma, but only the flower is visible.
Small buds appear along the trunk and roots of the host, which after 9 months transform into giant flowers.
Just after five days the flower starts wilting and the female flower especially turns into a fruiting body containing thousands of tiny seeds.
The species seems to be flowering seasonally, as more flowers are usually reported during the wet season, from October to January.
The flower is endangered, as both the locals and Orang Aslis collect the immature buds for uses in traditional medicine.
A concoction of cooked buds or flowers is used as a general tonic, to help for fever or backache, and even as after birth healing refreshments!! – Gerard Richard
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