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Rafflesia keithii
large parasitic bloom, almost 24" in diameter
mountainous rainforest
spotted this at the base of Kinabalu Mountain. it just opened that day and I could smell the stench of rotten flesh before I could even see the flower
Spotted on Jan 13, 2003
Submitted on Apr 13, 2011
9 Comments
Fantastic..
Thanks again Yuriana!
woooow!! great
Thanks!
wow, beautiful!
It does sound simple. I had a friend in Jakarta. She sent me photos of R. patma that was successfully propagated there. A Rafflesia would be a great draw for a Botanical Garden. I have yet to see A. titanum flowering in the wild and you're right, can't beat a huge smelly thing! Hahaha!
Yeah, I only heard it had been done successfully in Malaysia but I wouldn't be surprised if they've succeeded in Indonesia too as it sounds quite simple. They just graft a piece of infected Tetrastigma into a new host & bingo! I'm sure every Botanic Garden in the world with a hothouse wants a piece of that action. Imagine the crowds it would draw?! When Amorphophallus titanum flowered for the first time in years at Kew, folk were queuing round the block to see it. You can't beat a huge smelly thing!
Thanks Craig. No I didn't know that. Do you know where they are doing it and with what species? I only heard of it a few times in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Lucky, lucky you! Best use for Tetrastigma I know of ;) Did you know that they've managed to prop. Rafflesia?