Rafflesia, one of the greatest botanical enigmas, has aroused curiosity among scientists for centuries.The plant is a parasite that infects tropical vines in jungles across Southeast Asia (Brunei ...

Rafflesia are so remarkable that they challenge our notion of what a flower even is. Their parasitic lifestyle, and the fact that they don't even have the gene necessary to achieve the functions ...

As their giant petals open, the blooming of flowers in the genus Rafflesia brings with them an overwhelming odor mimics the smell of rotting flesh. While their pungent stink might keep humans away ...

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 ...

Finding a Rafflesia in full bloom just beside the jungle trail. Based in Lojing, Kelantan – a misty village 1,500m above sea level – he’s spent years trailing these floral giants.

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 remaining ...