rafflesia

Noun

Meaning

A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.

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Both Rafflesia and Amorphophallus are flowering plants, but they are only distantly related. Source: Internet

I was taken on a boat ride though some of the rivers of the rainforest and travelled on foot to see a Rafflesia, the world’s largest species of flowers and to swim in a pool below a waterfall. Source: Internet

The giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae grows in several Southeast Asian countries. Source: Internet

Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant, at least in terms of weight. Source: Internet

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