Rafflesia is one of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the world, known for its massive size and putrid stench. Often called the "corpse flower," it emits a strong odor of rotting flesh to ...

You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...

the Rafflesia spreads its tendrils quietly through its host — typically a tropical vine — bursting forth, eventually, in the form of giant cabbage-like buds and then large malodorous flowers ...

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves, instead it is a parasite on a vine. By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower ...

Rafflesia schadenbergiana, is the biggest flower species in the Philippines and the second largest in the world. The flower, a threatened species endemic to Mindanao, signifies not only a fascinating ...