Rafflesia is one of the most infamous plants in the world, often referred to as the "corpse lily" due to its incredibly strong odor that rivals the Corpse Flower. This plant emits a stench ...

While in Borneo, he learned about the Rafflesia plant, which is a native of the area. Dr. Trond Schumacher, University of Oslo, Norway, collaborates with Barkman to study this incredible plant. "We ...

Rafflesia is the name of a large group of plants all of which smell of rotting flesh to attract flies and carrion beetles. A bright red flower reeking of decomposing flesh has bloomed in Indonesia ...

This specialised organ forms a connection between the two plants, which they use to drain nutrition. Some parasites, such as Rafflesia and Thurber’s stemsucker, grow within the plant and only emerge ...

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves, instead it is a parasite on a vine. By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower ...

In Borneo - the largest island in Asia - a plant grows which has no stem, or leaves, and looks a little like a prop from a 1980s sci-fi movie. The corpse flower, also called Rafflesia, is the ...