Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

The parasitic Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest single flowering plant in the world Fadil Aziz/Getty Images, FILE The study highlights that engaging local communities is also key to conservation ...

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 ...

The most well-known rafflesia species, “rafflesia arnoldii”, is native to the forests of Sumatra and Borneo; but you can also find a similar species, “rafflesia cantleyi”, blooming in the ...

Among all of the large flowers, Rafflesia arnoldi produces the biggest single bloom. Native to the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is one of three national flowers, the so-called ...

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Most plants in the parasitic genus Rafflesia—which contains the world’s largest flower—may be at risk of extinction, new research suggests. Often called corpse flowers or stinking corpse ...

Few people can claim to have seen even one of the 42 known species of rafflesia, an elusive, parasitic flower found only in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Botanist Dr Chris Thorogood, who is ...

The Rafflesia holds deep cultural meaning for local Orang Asli communities, especially the Temiar and Jahai tribes, who believe the flower possesses a spirit and serves as an indicator of the ...

You spot it on RM10 notes – a crimson marvel the size of a truck tyre. This is the Rafflesia, the world’s largest flower, a botanical oddity as infamous as it is rare. Nicknamed the stinking ...