Called a "monster flower", Rafflesia arnoldii produces the largest single bloom and can grow up to three feet (one meter) in diameter and weigh up to 15 pounds (6.8 kg). [20] The plant is native to the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia. [21]

The monster flower is the largest known flower in the world. It is also called the corpse flower because it smells like rotting meat. The monster flower is a type of plant called a rafflesia. Its scientific name is Rafflesia arnoldii.

Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [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.

An overview of the world's largest blooms: the monster flower (Rafflesia arnoldii) and the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum). To attract pollinators, both produce a rotting-meat scent, which has earned them the nickname “corpse flower.”

The monster flower genus (Rafflesia) consists of about 28 species native to Southeast Asia, all of which are parasitic upon the roots of Tetrastigma vines (family Vitaceae). The genus includes the giant R. arnoldii , sometimes known as the corpse flower, which produces the …

May 30, 2024 · Rafflesia is endemic in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Known as the corpse flower due to its offending smell, Rafflesia is a parasite to the wild grapes of the vine genus Tetrastigma, which provides everything necessary for Rafflesia to survive.

Jan 26, 2025 · It was the first time in 15 years that a corpse flower has bloomed at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden. That plant’s flower was also spotted in December, when it was 10 inches (25 centimeters ...

Dec 30, 2024 · The genus includes the giant R. arnoldii, sometimes known as the corpse flower or monster flower, which produces the largest-known individual flower of any plant species in the world and is found in the forested mountains of Sumatra and Borneo. Its fully developed flower appears aboveground as a thick fleshy five-lobed structure weighing up to ...

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.

Jan 23, 2025 · Stinky bloom of 'corpse flower' enthrals thousands. 7 days ago. Tessa Wong & Gavin Butler. BBC News. Getty Images. Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens.