All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats.

This flower is a parasitic plant that relies on the Tetrastigma family of wild grape vines for water and nutrients. The Rafflesia Arnoldii attracts insects with its foul smell, similar to ...

He said some people believe that Rafflesia's odor may attract flies for pollination. "The smell isn't a painful smell like a skunk ... "Accelerated Rates of Floral Evolution at the Upper-Size Limit ...

Some arums, stapelia and the largest flower in the world - the rafflesia - smell like rotting meat! The reason for this horrible whiff is to attract flies, which carry their pollen to other flowers.

By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower, a metre across ... the seeds trick dung beetles. The beetles smell out, roll and then bury antelope dung, before ...