In the frame of introducing gigantic flowers Rafflesia sp and Amorphophallus titanum Becc., the Directorate General of Posts and Telecommunication issues a set of special stamp "Flora 1989" together with Souvenir Sheet and First Day Cover with the following data :
- Date of issue : 7 January 1989
- Denominations : Rp 200 describing the Rafflesia sp flower and Rp 1000 describing the Amorphophallus titanum Becc flower
Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It has a very strong and horrible odor of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname "corpse flower". It is endemic to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
Amorphophallus titanum (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "phallus", and titan, "giant" ), known as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The titan arum's inflorescence is not as large as that of the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, but the inflorescence of the talipot palm is branched rather than unbranched. Due to its odor, which is reminiscent of the smell of a decomposing mammal, the titan arum is characterized as a carrion flower, and is also known as the corpse flower, or corpse plant. For the same reason, the title corpse flower is also attributed to the genus Rafflesia which, like the titan arum, grows in the rainforests of Sumatra.
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