Rafflesia -Largest flower in the world

Pitcher plant is a plant that can be found in the South East Asia region and Malaysia is of no exception.

popularly known as tropical pitcher plant or monkey cups,

The genus comprises roughly 120 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (2 species) and the Seychelles (1);
southward to Australia (3) and New Caledonia (1); and northward to India (1) and Sri Lanka (1).


The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo and Sumatra with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot humid lowland areas, but the majority are tropical montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold humid nights year round.


A few are considered tropical alpine with cool days and nights near freezing. The name 'Monkey Cups' refers to the fact that monkeys have been observed drinking rainwater from these plants.







Rafflesia is known to be the largest flower in the world. This particular plant has no stems, leaves or true roots.












The plant is named after Sir Stanford Thomas Raffles, the founder of Singapore.





The flower is 1 metre in diameter and weighs about 10 kg.





It is famous because it discharge a stinking rotting flesh smell.





This plant is discoved by Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818