Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

JAKARTA: In November, people on social media rejoiced for a few weeks following the rediscovery of a rare species of the Rafflesia parasitic flower in West Sumatra. However, the rediscovery was met by ...

If you thought all plants survive by photosynthesis, you'd be dead wrong, and you need look no further than the world's largest flower species. Found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, Rafflesia ...

This remarkable flower is as notorious for its fragrance as it is for its size. Commonly, known as the ‘corpse flower’, it produces an odour resembling that of rotting flesh when in bloom. This stench ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An international group of scientists has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which ...

Flowers come in all shapes and sizes, but few are as extraordinary as Rafflesia. Known as the corpse flower, this plant produces the largest blooms in the world, capturing attention with its massive ...

Rafflesia kemumu in the rainforest of Sumatra. Image credit: Chris Thorogood. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

An international group of scientists, including botanists at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden, has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which ...

Rafflesia bengkuluensis with its custodians in Sumatra. Image credit: Chris Thorogood. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

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 ...

One of the world’s freakiest floral phenomena starts from a seed the size of sawdust beneath the bark of a woody vine. After months or years (no one really knows), a parasitic bud may emerge, a golf ...

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