Rafflesia is one of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the world, known for its massive size and putrid stench. Often called the "corpse flower," it emits a strong odor of rotting flesh to ...

the Rafflesia spreads its tendrils quietly through its host — typically a tropical vine — bursting forth, eventually, in the form of giant cabbage-like buds and then large malodorous flowers ...

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 ...

You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...

The corpse flower, also called Rafflesia, is the world’s biggest, measuring 1m (around 3ft 3in) across in some cases. Image caption, Maybe it’s a good thing you can’t smell this picture It ...

Here's a look at some of the species on the chopping block. The rafflesia species is the largest flower on the planet and is native to Southeast Asia. The parasitic plants are sometimes called ...

Rafflesia schadenbergiana, is the biggest flower species in the Philippines and the second largest in the world. The flower, a threatened species endemic to Mindanao, signifies not only a fascinating ...