Unlike most flowers, Rafflesia has no leaves, no stems, not even any roots. It survives as one of the rainforest's most extreme parasites. The flowers cling to a host plant, stealing its food and ...

LONDON -- 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. The study, co-authored by botanists ...

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.

Rafflesia kemumu in the rainforest of Sumatra. Chris Thorogood. Most plants in the parasitic genus Rafflesia—which contains the world’s largest flower—may be at risk of extinction, new ...

Rafflesia flower: One species of the flower is currently classed as "critically endangered", according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Friday, Jul 18, 2025 New Delhi o C ...