We were very lucky, since we were able to see an open Rafflesia flower. The Rafflesia flower is a huge flower that last 5 days, and it takes it 3 years to grow. They are "pollinate" by the blue fly. Finally the flies are useful for something, hehe!
And the name... Raffles was everywhere! Apparently he had not enough with building Singapore, he also had time to make an expedition to find this flowers.
I post two for picture for you to see how is the whole flower and how big it is.
Tuvimos la suerte de poder ver abierta una de las famosas Rafflesias. Las Rafflesias son unas flores enormes que duran abiertas 5 dias, y que tardan en crecer unos 3 años. Son "pollinizadas" por las moscas azules; por fin algo util para lo que sirven las moscas, jeje!
En cuanto al nombre, Raffles esta en todos sitios! Parece que lo de contruir Singapore no era suficiente, y organizo una expedicion para encontrar estas flores.
Pongo tambien unas fotos para que veais como es la flor entera y lo grande que realmente es.
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