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 ...

The stench of decay announces death—but Rafflesia plants turn it on like a neon sign. Forty-two parasitic species exude the smell of rot to lure insects, thriving under the guise of death. From a ...

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?

Deep within tropical rainforests grows a flower so enormous and rare that it defies nature's norms. Blooming without leaves, ...

Do you know about the world's largest flower? Explore its life as a parasite in Southeast Asian jungles, and why it’s called the ‘Corpse Flower.’ Read on to know more.

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- At one yard in diameter and red as a new Ford Mustang, the Rafflesia plant makes quite a first impression. It stands out amid the jungles full of dull, green vines where it lives.

Gurkha soldiers of the British Army in the Malayan jungles during the anti-Communist insurgency in the 1950s. Photo: US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The Royal Belum State Park in Perak is the last remaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

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