This rare plant was found in the mountains of Guinatungan , San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte, Philippines . It is named Rafflesia Manillana after the city of Manila . And this endemic plant species belongs to the genus Rafflesia .
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Camarines Norte intensified an information campaign about this indigenous flower.
📌 Fun facts about Rafflesia
• named after Stamford Raffles • aka "corpse flower" • smells like rotting flesh • parasitic flowering plant • largest flower in the world