Rare Ten-Petaled Rafflesia

Iylia  Ainuddin (R) from the Perak State Park and  Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh(L) from FRIM showing the 10-petaled  Rafflesia at the Royal Belom, Gerik, June 25, 2012. – Utusan/Roy Azis Abd Aziz

Rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world.

Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants.

The flower usually has five petals.

Anyway, on Saturday June 23, 2012 a rare ten-petaled Rafflesia female flower was found at the Sungai Gadong, Taman Negeri Royal Belum, Gerik, West Malaysia.

The diameter of the flower is 46cm.

Last year a seven-petaled Rafflesia was found at the Taman Negeri Royal Belum, West Malaysia while a six-petaled Rafflesia was found in Sarawak, East Malaysia.

States Of Malaysia’s Flags

These are the states of Malaysia’s flags

Johor

Kelantan

Terengganu

Kedah

Melaka

Pahang

Perak

Pulau Pinang

Sabah

Negeri Sembilan

Perlis

Sarawak

Selangor

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