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 from the ...

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Another rare corpse flower or Rafflesia lagascae has been found in the forest of Doña Remedios Trinidad town in Bulacan, according to the office of the Department of ...

The stench of decay announces death—but Rafflesia plants turn it on like a neon sign. Forty-two parasitic species exude the smell of rot to lure insects, thriving under the guise of death. From a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. All 42 known species of the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia, ...

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, new research warned Wednesday. The ...

Known for producing the largest flowers in the world, the unique Rafflesia does not have stems, roots, or leaves, thus, it could not perform photosynthesis, which is common to plants. Besides its ...

May flowers bring November showers for these intrepid biologists. A flower hunter was moved to tears after encountering a super-rare species of bloom in Sumatra, Indonesia, marking the culmination of ...

A man sitting next to a giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae, a fleshy red flower with white blister-like spots on its enormous petals and measuring 111cm in diameter, at the Maninjau nature preserve in Agam, ...