Rafflesia are sometimes called "corpse flowers" due to their stench, although that name is also used for another flower, Titan arum, which also grows in Indonesian rainforests. They stink for good ...

Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study.

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 ...

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 ...

Most plants in the parasitic genus Rafflesia—which contains the world’s largest flower—may be at risk of extinction, new research suggests. Often called corpse flowers or stinking corpse ...

The majority of species of the famously huge Rafflesia flower, which has long captivated people's attention with its massive speckled red petals, are now in danger of going extinct, as per new ...

A team of international scientists has issued an urgent need to protect the genus Rafflesia, containing the largest flowers in the world, from becoming extinct. The team comprises botanists from ...

Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, a new research has warned.

• 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 ...

One species of the Rafflesia flower is currently classified as critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (AFP pic) Most species of the famously large ...