Source: Malaysian Timber Council, Various Issues
Rafflesia
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There are several species of Rafflesia and Rafflesia
cantleyi is one of them. This parasitic plant is rare and extraordinary in that it
grows out of a particular creeper on the forest floor. The Rafflesia sometimes measures
three feet in diameter from petal to petal; hence justifying its entry in the Guiness Book
of Records as the largest flower in the world. Indigenous forest communities have claimed
that it could be used to hasten delivery at childbirth. Traditional midwives have also
used it for cleansing the womb after childbirth as well as for regaining the abdominal
shape.
Source: Malaysian Timber Council, Various Issues |