There’s no other flower that can take your breath away, quite literally, than a Rafflesia.
The Terengganu Forestry Department will gazette part of the Tembat Forest Reserve, in Jenagor, in an effort to preserve the natural habitat of the Rafflesia flower or Pakma, as the locals call it.
If everything goes smoothly, the move to gazette the area will be implemented this year in accordance with Section 10 of the National Forestry Act 1984.Roslan Nani The flowers were actually found in the Tembat Forest Reserve in 2019. Since then, it has proliferated a lot there with the right host conditions suitable for the parasitic flower.
However, visitors are reminded to not touch the sensitive flower as the plant may die because of it. They are also reminded to not come too close to the flowers in big groups as they can damage the roots.
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