Mount Napulak: 4 of 6
These lucky trekkers witness a rare bloom of the not-so-sweet smelling Rafflesia "flower".
It's a parasitic plant that only grows on particular vines and this is the newest species,
Rafflesia speciosa,
first described in 2002.
Copyright © 2005 Robert S. Gardner
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