Rafflesia Arnoldi Flower Inventor

The early discovery of this Rafflesia Arnoldi, in 1818 Sir Stamford Raffles and a physicist named Joseph Arnold explored an area in Bengkulu.

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It was first found in the Island of Lebar Village of South Bengkulu District with a total weight of 15 pounds. This plant was discovered on May 20, 1818 by Sir Thomas Stanfort Raffles, a British Governor-General at the time, with a naturalist Dr. Joseph Arnold. In honor of this discovery, the plant is named Rafflesia arlnoldii