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 ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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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 ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The rafflesia plant is often referred to as ...