For more than two centuries, scientists, amateur naturalists and intrepid travellers have crossed continents to reach this remote corner of Indonesia, rolling the dice that they have timed their ...

Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists from the ...

Two of the rare and endemic flowers of Indonesia, the Rafflesia arnoldii, have reached full bloom at the Taba Penanjung Nature Sanctuary in Central Bengkulu District, Bengkulu province. Two of the ...

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Deep within the rainforests of Southeast Asia is one of the most unusual plants to have been found anywhere in the world. The Rafflesia Arnoldii is famous for producing the largest single flower found ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Google the search site today put a unique logo, Rafflesia Arnoldii flower. Google doodle looks dominated by red and brown. As the cursor is drawn near the picture, the words "25th ...

TEMPO.CO, Bengkulu - Two rafflesia flowers each type of Rafflesia Arnoldii and Rafflesia Gadutensis bloom in two different locations in the Bengkulu province. “There are two flowers that are in ...

A bright red flower reeking of decomposing flesh has bloomed in Indonesia which is more than three feet across (117cm), making it one of the biggest flowers in the world. Rafflesia tuan-mudae has ...

The 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to destruction of forest habitats Parasitic, elusive and emitting an overwhelming odour of ...