When fully expanded, Rafflesia consueloae, a newly discovered species of Rafflesia, has an average diameter of 9.73 cm, making it the tiniest Rafflesia in the world, researchers say.

The Rafflesia consueloae, one of the rarest flowering plants in Luzon, has started to bloom in Sitio Aguibo, Poblacion, Malibcong, Abra. This plant is critically endangered and is known for its ...

Rafflesia are well known compared to most of our new species. Named after Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, they are the largest flowers on earth. Parasitising Tetrastigma vines, only the ...

MANILA, Philippines - A team of biologists from the University of the Philippines has discovered the smallest giant flower in the world in Nueva Ecija. The new species Rafflesia consueloae has an ...

The study “ Rafflesia consueloae (Rafflesiaceae), the smallest among giants; a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines” was published in international scientific journal Phytokeys in ...

The Weird And Wonderful Rafflesia Life Cycle In contrast to the Rafflesia flower's massive dimensions, its seed is only as big as a fleck of sawdust. From this seed, a series of tendrils emerge ...

Its average diameter is only 9.73 cm and has been named Rafflesia consueloae. The study is published in the open-access journal PhytoKeys.

Finding a Rafflesia in full bloom just beside the jungle trail. Based in Lojing, Kelantan – a misty village 1,500m above sea level – he’s spent years trailing these floral giants.

Size of a basketball Although hailed "smallest", R. consueloae is still larger than most ordinary flowers at 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm or the size of a basketball. It is only dwarfed when compared to the ...

For one, the flowers are inexplicably immense, says Mursidawati. Rafflesia arnoldii holds the record for the world’s largest individual flower, at over three feet in diameter and 20 pounds.