The Rafflesia Forest Reserve'' is a Virgin Jungle Reserve (VJR) that covers an area of 356 ha of

Tambunan District The Tambunan District ( ms, Daerah Tambunan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. ...

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. The forest was first established in 1967 as part of the Crocker Range Forest Reserve. In 1984, it was re-established by the Sabah Forestry Department to protect the ''

Rafflesia ''Rafflesia'' () is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flowers i ...

'' flowers abundant in the area. The Rafflesia Information Centre, located directly along the road from

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Tambunan Tambunan ( ms, Pekan Tambunan) is the capital of the Tambunan District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 35,667 in 2010. It is located 80 kilometres east of the state capital, Kota Kinabalu ...

, is the main tourist target within the reserve. Several sites of '' Rafflesia pricei'' are reachable from the centre on hiking trails.

Access

The Rafflesia Information Centre is located between

and

, off Federal Route 500. The Rafflesia plants are located on the mountainside and two hours of hiking are required to see them. The Kipandi Butterfly Park is accessible from the road to the information centre.

References

Rafflesia Forest Reserve: Conserving not only Rafflesia but also Endemic, Rare and Interesting Insects"
. Sabah Forestry Department.

External links

* * 1984 establishments in Malaysia Tourism in Malaysia Forestry in Malaysia Forest reserves of Sabah {{Sabah-geo-stub