Rafflesia arnoldii which then pollinate the rare plant. It is not to be confused with the titan arum, "Amorphophallus titanum", which is also commonly referred to as the "corpse flower" because of its repulsive odor. "Rafflesia arnoldii" is rare and fairly hard to locate. It is especially difficult to locate the flower in forests, as the buds take many months to develop and the flower lasts for just a few days. The flowers are unisexual and thus proximity of male and female flowers is vital for successful pollination. These factors make successful pollination a rare event. When "Rafflesia" is ready to reproduce,
Rafflesia tuan-mudae Rafflesia tuan-mudae Rafflesia tuan-mudae is a member of the Rafflesiaceae family. It lives as a parasite on the "Tetrastigma" vine. The enormous flowers may reach up to 1 m in diameter. The buds normally emerge where the vine is growing along the ground, unlike some of the other "Rafflesia" species whose buds can emerge from vines hanging in the air. In the Malaysian language, "tuan-mudae" translates as 'Beloved or young Prince' after Charles Brooke the British Rajah of Sarawak. Locally the flower is referred to as "bunga pakma" - "bunga" means "flower" in Malaysian. Typically the flowers are around 60