Kelantan, known for its rich diversity of Rafflesia species, is facing serious challenges in conserving the world’s largest ...

KOTA KINABALU: A recent study found that Sabah’s rarest Rafflesia has been discoveredin new locations, says the Sabah Forestry Department. Chief Conservator of Forests, Datuk Frederick Kugan ...

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 ...

This specialised organ forms a connection between the two plants, which they use to drain nutrition. Some parasites, such as Rafflesia and Thurber’s stemsucker, grow within the plant and only emerge ...

Barcelona and Pelser are renowned for their work on the large and unusual flower rafflesia. The pair have together found and named at least three new species of rafflesia in their many adventures ...