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In Indonesia bloomed the giant flowers – the address on map
Monday, 05 December 2011 10:38

In the Reserve «Taba Penanjung» (see the map at the top of this article), located 45 kilometers of the city Benkulu in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia, has blossomed at once two of the giant flowers in the world, called Rafflesia Arnoldii. Rafflesia - is the largest flower in the world, the average diameter of the flower reaches from 70 to 90 centimeters, the largest flower had a diameter of 106.7 centimeters. For the first time Rafflesia was opened to Europeans on the island of Sumatra in 1818, by British officer Stamford Raffles and botanist Joseph Arnold, due to this, the new flower and was given the unusual name - Rafflesia Arnoldii. By the way, now that British officer Stamford Raffles, better known as the founder of modern Singapore, known as the "Father of Singapore." Locals on the island of Sumatra called the flower "Bunge patma," which means - "Lotus flower". Residents of Sumatra are confident in the positive effect of Rafflesia Arnoldii on sexual function and argue, that the sap of plants helps restore of shape after childbirth, but so far all the features a unique flower has not yet been studied.

 

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