{"id":446561,"date":"2022-05-13T20:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T17:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stop-playing-with-endangered-penis-plants-government-says\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T17:49:34","slug":"stop-playing-with-endangered-penis-plants-government-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-playing-with-endangered-penis-plants-government-says\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stop playing with endangered &#8216;penis plants,&#8217; government says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373c4f92f9b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373c4f92f9b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-playing-with-endangered-penis-plants-government-says\/#%E2%80%9CStop_playing_with_endangered_%E2%80%98penis_plants_government_says%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stop playing with endangered &#8216;penis plants,&#8217; government says&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStop_playing_with_endangered_%E2%80%98penis_plants_government_says%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stop playing with endangered &#8216;penis plants,&#8217; government says&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Cambodian government is urging sexed-up citizens to stop playing with phallic-shaped flowers known as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alchetron.com\/Nepenthes-holdenii\">Nepenthes holdenii <\/a>\u2014 saying the erotic-looking plants are at risk of extinction. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moe.gov.kh\/\">The Ministry of Environment<\/a> issued the stern statement on Wednesday, after a video showing several women picking the plants went viral on the internet. <\/p>\n<p>The Nepenthes holdenii is a tropical pitcher plant commonly found in the mountain regions of western Cambodia. The flower \u2014  dubbed the \u201cpenis plant\u201d due to its resemblance to an erect human phallus \u2014 has long been a protected species. <\/p>\n<p>However, in recent years, locals and tourists have been pulling the frisky-looking flora from the ground at an increased rate, sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing selfies for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The move has concerned officials, with the Ministry saying in their new statement: \u201cWhat they are doing is wrong and do not do it again in the future! Thank you for loving natural resources, but do not pick, (or) they will be ruined!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-comp-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cambodia's Ministry of Environment has issued a statement ordering people to stop picking the Nepenthes holdenii \u2014 an endangered plant that bares strikingly resemblance to an erect human penis.\" class=\"wp-image-22259249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-comp-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-comp-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-comp-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cambodia\u2019s Ministry of Environment has issued a statement ordering people to stop picking the Nepenthes holdenii \u2014 an endangered plant that bares strikingly resemblance to an erect human penis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"837\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?w=837\" alt=\"One of the women in the viral video is seen holding up a handful of the suspicious-looking flowers, seemingly impressed with her haul.\" class=\"wp-image-22258633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1674 1674w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1255 1255w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=837 837w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=418 418w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\"\/><figcaption>One of the women in the viral video is seen holding up a handful of the suspicious-looking flowers, seemingly impressed with her haul.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">user<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-12.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Nepenthes holdenii is a carnivorous tropical pitcher plant commonly found in the mountain regions of western Cambodia.\" class=\"wp-image-22259503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Nepenthes holdenii is a carnivorous tropical pitcher plant commonly found in the mountain regions of western Cambodia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the viral video which prompted the call-out from the Cambodian government, three scantily-clad women are seen unearthing several of the endangered flowers for online clout. The video was reportedly filmed on Bokor Mountain in Kampot province.<\/p>\n<p>In the minute-long clip, the group screams in delight as they happen upon several of the suspicious-looking plants. <\/p>\n<p>One woman is subsequently seen smiling as she holds two of the phallic objects in her hands while cooing for the camera. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In the viral video, three three scantily-clad women are seen unearthing several of the endangered flowers for online clout.\" class=\"wp-image-22259492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In the viral video, three scantily-clad women are seen unearthing several of the endangered flowers for online clout.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">user<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"One of the offending woman is pictured smiling as she holds two of the phallic objects in her hands and coos for the camera. No official complaint had been lodged against the gap pals who partook in the video.\" class=\"wp-image-22258629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One of the offending women is pictured smiling as she holds two of the phallic objects in her hands and coos for the camera. No official complaint had been lodged against the gap pals who partook in the video.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">user<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The flower \u2014 dubbed the &quot;penis plant&quot; due to its resemblance to an erect human phallus \u2014 has long been a protected species.\" class=\"wp-image-22259496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The flower \u2014 dubbed the \u201cpenis plant\u201d due to its resemblance to an erect human phallus \u2014 has long been a protected species.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, her kinky companion holds up a handful of the flowers, seemingly impressed with her haul. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of the video, one of the women picks up a miniature Nepenthes holdenii, appearing to make a joke about small penises. <\/p>\n<p>Her friend enters the frame and screws up her face in disdain, clearly unimpressed by the plant\u2019s small size. <\/p>\n<p>No official complaint had been lodged against the gal pals who partook in the video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In recent years, locals and tourists have been pulling the endangered plants out of the ground to pose with them for photos shared on social media. \" class=\"wp-image-22259493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Newsflash-ShapeFlower-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In recent years, locals and tourists have been pulling the endangered plants out of the ground to pose with them for photos shared on social media. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Nepenthes holdenii is not the only rare, phallic-shaped plant to have hit headlines this past year. <\/p>\n<p>Last October, a 6-and-a-half-foot-tall known as the amorphophallus decus-silvae \u201cpenis plant\u201d bloomed in Europe for the first time in almost 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>The imposing plant \u2014 which looks like an erect penis \u2014 \u00a0flowered at the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/hortusleiden\">Leiden Hortus Botanicus\u00a0<\/a>in the Netherlands, with excited crowds flocking there to take in the phallic phenomenon.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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