Rafflesia (/ rəˈfliːz (i) ə, - ˈfliːʒ (i) ə, ræ -/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] . The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.

2016年8月20日 · The Rafflesia flower is renown for its large petals, stinky corpse-like smell, and parasitic nature. But is that all to it? Here are 15 more facts about it.

Rafflesia is a genus of about 42 species of parasitic plants native to Southeast Asia. All species are parasitic upon the roots of Tetrastigma vines and live almost entirely within the host plants. One species, Rafflesia arnoldii, has the largest-known flower in the world.

2025年1月17日 · The largest flower in the world, Rafflesia arnoldii, is more than three feet across. With no roots, shoots, stems, or leaves, this parasitic plant is stealthy, visually undetectable until it prepares to bloom.

Rafflesia is famous for being the world’s largest flower with a strong, unpleasant odor, native to Southeast Asia. Some Rafflesia species, like Rafflesia consueloae, uniquely produce berry-like fruits.

Often called the corpse flower, Rafflesia arnoldii blooms into the single largest individual flower in the world, giving out a scent of rotting meat. The smell attracts insects that feed on dead flesh, which pollinate the flower, allowing it to spread through the rainforests of Borneo.

Rafflesia is one of the biggest and one of the stinkiest flower in the world. It has five huge leathery petals, with a central disc in the middle surrounded by a diaphragm. This plant is bizarre, spectacular and rare, with no leaves, no roots and no stem.