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As the Rafflesia Sighting Goes Viral, A Look at India’s Own Rare Blooms Hidden in Our Landscapes

Summary by The Better India
In the tiger-patrolled rainforests of West Sumatra, a small research team stood over a patch of forest floor they had revisited for 13 years. Rumours, footprints and fading clues had kept them returning, season after season, in the hope of seeing a bloom that had eluded them each time. Then, in November 2025, the moment arrived. As the petals of Rafflesia hasseltii slowly opened, biologist Septian “Deki” Andriki broke down. He dropped to his kne…
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The Better India broke the news in on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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