Rafflesia: This Corpse Flower Reeks Of Death
Animalogic・5 minutes read
Rafflesia is the world's largest flower, found in Southeast Asia, named after Joseph Arnold and Sir Stamford Raffles, blooming after 10 months with a foul odor attracting flies for pollination but facing extinction due to rarity and deforestation.
Insights
- Rafflesia, the largest flower globally, found in Southeast Asia, can weigh up to seven kilograms and stretch one meter across, lacking stems, leaves, and roots, growing as a parasitic plant inside vines.
- The endangered Rafflesia Arnoldii blooms after 10 months, emitting a foul odor to attract flies for pollination, facing extinction due to rarity and deforestation, with most buds never reaching maturity.
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Recent questions
Where is the largest flower found?
Southeast Asia
What is the name of the largest flower?
Rafflesia Arnoldii
How does Rafflesia attract pollinators?
Emitting foul odor
What is the size of Rafflesia's bud before blooming?
Up to 43 centimeters in diameter
What threatens the existence of Rafflesia?
Deforestation and rarity
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Giant Rafflesia: Southeast Asia's Fragrant Parasite
- Rafflesia, the largest flower globally, can weigh up to seven kilograms and stretch one meter across, found in Southeast Asia's jungles, particularly Indonesia.
- Named after Joseph Arnold and Sir Stamford Raffles, Rafflesia Arnoldii lacks stems, leaves, and roots, growing as a parasitic plant inside vines, specifically the tetrastigma genus.
- The flower blooms after about 10 months, with a bud reaching up to 43 centimeters in diameter, unfolding into five leathery red spotted petals converging into a center chamber.
- Emitting a foul odor mimicking rotting flesh, Rafflesia attracts flies for pollination, but due to rarity and deforestation, the species faces extinction, with most buds never reaching maturity.
