By: Choirul Fuadi)*
CIDISS – National Flora, Raflesia Arnoldi as known in Bahasa “Bunga Bangkai” often found in land of Sumatera. In fact, Bunga Bangkai also lives in the land of Kalimantan.
Suroso and family as quote in Palangka Post, around of his house addressed in Mahir Mahar Street Km 8, Jekan Raya district, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, smelled bad smell like a corpse.
In fact, the bad smell comes from a Raflesia Arnoldi or called as Bunga bangkai, species of Amorphophallus Titanium becc. The flower is around 40×40 cm, and growth in yard of Suroso. It made the concern of people, then people who curious come to see the flower.
Even bad smell, but Suroso and Family will care the flower. He assumed the flower is scarce.
