Indonesia's National Flowers

On 5 June 1990, in a ceremony to mark the World Environment Day, President Soeharto declared three flowers as Indonesia's national flowers. These are the melati (Jasminum sambac), a small white flower with sweet fragrance, that plays an important role in the culture of Indonesia, the anggrek bulan (Phalaenopsis amabilis) and of course the Rafflesia arnoldi.