Two Rafflesia Flowers Blooming Perfectly In Agam, West Sumatra, German Tourists Even Come To See

Padang State University students at the Rafflesia Arnoldii flower in the Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve (ANTARA/Yusrizal)

JAKARTA - Two individual Rafflesia Arnoldii flowers bloom at the same time in Jorong Batang Palupuh, Palupuh District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. "The distance of the Rafflesia flower to bloom is about 1.5 to two kilometers," said Joni, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, July 13. The Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve Forest area is in full bloom on Monday (11/7). (13/7)," he said. He acknowledged that the existence of rare flowers and protected by Law No. 5/1990 on Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystems and Their Lives had been visited by around 15 tourists. n foreign countries from Germany, France, the Netherlands. In addition, several domestic tourists from West Sumatra were also visited.

"Foreign tourists visit flowers that bloom outside the Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve Forest area. I focus on promoting these flowers to foreign tourists," he said. The 25 individual flowers bloomed in the yard of their parents' house, four individuals, in the Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve area, about six blooming individuals, 15 individuals in the other use area. Currently, the number of knobs in the parents' yard is about 20, the Batang Palupuh Nature Reserve area is 11 pieces. there are about 20 knobs and other use areas. "There are three knobs that will bloom within the next two weeks because the petals have opened," he said.