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 ...

The footage, shot in a rainforest in Costa Rica, shows the parasitic rafflesia, or the corpse flower. It is the biggest flower in the world and measures at around 3.2ft across.

Though the Titan Arum is widely thought of as the corpse flower, there is another group of plants that goes by that nickname—and they are even more elusive. The Rafflesia is a stinky parasitic ...

The corpse flower belongs to a genus of parasitic flowering plants called Rafflesia, which has a total of 28 known species, reported One Earth. Rafflesia arnoldii is the biggest species of the genus.

The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldii. It grows in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and can be as wide as 3 feet and weigh up to 11 kilograms. This giant flower is famous for its ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- At one yard in diameter and red as a new Ford Mustang, the Rafflesia plant makes quite a first impression. It stands out amid the jungles full of dull, green vines where it lives.

This flower appears to be the species Rafflesia tuan-mudae and it measures about 1.1 metres across – about 4 centimetres wider than the previous recorded largest flower, according to CNN Indonesia.

The 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to the destruction of forest habitats. Skip to main content. SECURITY. POLITICS.

The parasitic flowering plant Rafflesia and a giant flower locally known as bunga bangkai (corpse flower) have become the first two plants to be included in the government’s Conservation ...

The large flower’s proper name is Rafflesia tuan-mudae, although most people call it a “corpse flower,” and rightly so – because it smells like rotten meat when it’s in full bloom ...