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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Color: Russet
Other: Reddish-brown with white spots
Bloom Size: Over 12"
Flower Time: Other: only blooms once in its life
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Flies
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Endangered: only 1000 are left
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Rare Flower (Puspa Langka) of Indonesia

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Common names
  • Corpse Flower
  • Rafflesia
  • Corpse Lily

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Location: Rainforest near Tanah Rata, Malaysia.
Date: 2019-02-19
Location: West Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 1 September 2019

Photo: Rendra Regen Rais

Date: 2007-04-02
photo credit: ma_suska

Date: 2007-04-01
photo credit: ma_suska
Location: Malaysia, Borneo, Gunung Gading National Park.
Location: Malaysia, Borneo, Gunung Gading National Park.
Location: Malaysia, Borneo, Gunung Gading National Park.
Location: Malaysia, Borneo, Gunung Gading National Park.
overblown flower
Location: Malaysia, Borneo, Gunung Gading National Park.
Location: Borneo
Photo courtesy of: Rod Waddington
Location: Sabah
Photo courtesy of: Rod Waddington
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Oh, How Unusual this Bloom is by webesemps Feb 10, 2014 5:08 AM 1

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