Rare Rafflesia species discovered in new locations in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A recent study found that Sabah’s rarest Rafflesia has been discoveredin new locations, says the Sabah Forestry Department.

Chief Conservator of Forests, Datuk Frederick Kugan said this endemic species–Rafflesia tengku-adlinii–was found in Bukit Monkobo and Bukit Mentapok Forest Reserve in Sabah during the Heart of Borneo (HoB) scientific expedition in mid-August, 2024.