Big, bold, stinky: The Rafflesia flower is a rotting spectacle in the highlands


Photos By AL EDI JAAFAR

From explosive blooms to eco-treks, uncover the Rafflesia’s mysteries — and stench.

You spot it on RM10 notes – a crimson marvel the size of a truck tyre.

This is the Rafflesia, the world’s largest flower, a botanical oddity as infamous as it is rare.

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