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In rare bloom in Sumatran jungle, Rafflesia hasseltii—the weird, stinky flower that made a man cry
After 13 years, Indonesian conservationist finds one of the world’s rarest flowers—it steals genes and smells like rotten ...
A 2023 global assessment published in the journal Plants, People, Planet by an international team led by botanist Pablo Malabrigo Jr. found that roughly 60 percent of the 42 known Rafflesia species ...
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Rare Rafflesia hasseltii bloom finally seen after 13 years in Sumatra’s tiger-patrolled jungle
A biologist finally saw the rare Rafflesia hasseltii bloom after a 13-year search in Sumatra's rainforests. This elusive ...
Rafflesia, which smells like rotting flesh, is facing habitat loss. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 25, 2023 2:15 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
The world’s largest flower, known as Rafflesia arnoldii, can be found in the rainforests of Asia. It can grow up to 3 feet in diameter and weigh as much as 15 pounds. Rafflesia arnoldii is believed to ...
The large flower’s proper name is Rafflesia tuan-mudae, although most people call it a “corpse flower,” and rightly so – because it smells like rotten meat when it’s in full bloom. According to ...
Not every flower smells like roses. Take, Rafflesia tuan-mudae, for example, a flower more commonly known as the "stinking corpse lily" or "corpse flower." People who have smelled R. tuan-mudae ...
One of the world’s freakiest floral phenomena starts from a seed the size of sawdust beneath the bark of a woody vine. After months or years (no one really knows), a parasitic bud may emerge, a golf ...
MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA) — “The world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia, thrives in Baungon, Bukidnon, symbolizing the rich biodiversity of northern Mindanao,” Henry Adornado, regional executive director ...
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