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 ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Google the search site today put a unique logo, Rafflesia Arnoldii flower. Google doodle looks dominated by red and brown. As the cursor is drawn near the picture, the words "25th ...

Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

Rafflesia Arnoldii, the largest flower in the world is known for the overpoweringly stinky odor it emits while mid-bloom. Found in the rainforests of Indonesia, it can grow to be 3 feet across and ...

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Recognized as a Tropical Rainforest Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is nestled in a 355,511-hectare area ...

A man in Indonesia stumbled upon a rare and unusually big flower while he was trekking through a forest. It turns out that the flower has the distinction of being the world's largest and blooms only ...

A bright red flower reeking of decomposing flesh has bloomed in Indonesia which is more than three feet across (117cm), making it one of the biggest flowers in the world. Rafflesia tuan-mudae has ...