Rafflesia, flowering parasitic plants found only in Southeast Asian rainforests, are infamously difficult to study due to their rarity and small habitat ranges. With Rafflesia species edging closer to ...

A new study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world's largest flowers, face extinction. Lack of protection at local, national, and international levels means that remaining ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. All 42 known species of the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia, ...

KOTA BHARU: Known as the corpse flower owing to its foul smell that resembles rotting flesh, the Rafflesia is found only in Southeast Asia. This unique plant has no leaves, stems, or roots of its own ...