Resource Conservation Agency BKSDA West Sumatra, Thursday 14 December 2017 released a rare flower finding in the area of the maninjau reserve, the flower is the Raflesia flower, this flower found in baringin area, 20 Kilometers from lake Maninjau.

Thursday afternoon yesterday a number of researchers came to the location to ensure the type of raflesia found, the location found a flower that has bloomed and dozens shaped buds that are ready to bloom.

Agus Susatyo expert raflesia flower indonesia said, this flower has similar but not the same as raflesia flower which usually grow in Sumatran forest, he suspect this flower is raflesia tuan mudae ever found in country malaysia, to confirm this reflesia type, tomorrow researcher back do the verification and take samples of this parasite flowers.