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?

Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists from the ...

Known for producing the largest flowers in the world, the unique Rafflesia does not have stems, roots, or leaves, thus, it could not perform photosynthesis, which is common to plants. Besides its ...

Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, new research warned Wednesday. The ...

A team of international scientists has issued an urgent need to protect the genus Rafflesia, containing the largest flowers in the world, from becoming extinct. The team comprises botanists from the ...

Some flower species, like the stinking corpse lily in Indonesia, exude a smell like rotting flesh to attract pollen-carrying insects and bugs. But how the plants manage to produce such a putrid stench ...

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, ...

From explosive blooms to eco-treks, uncover the Rafflesia’s mysteries — and stench. You spot it on RM10 notes – a crimson marvel the size of a truck tyre. This is the Rafflesia, the world’s largest ...

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 ...