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 corpse ...

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, ...

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 ...

Rafflesia is the world’s largest flower - and also one of botany’s enduring mysteries. Dr Chris Thorogood has endured significant hardships to get a glimpse. He's chopped his way through thick forests ...

A 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 ...

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 ...

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 forest ...

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 ...