Deep in the forests of Samar Island lives a flower unlike any other. The Samar Rafflesia (Rafflesia manillana) is known for ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Samar Island Natural Park (DENR-SINP) is developing a Biodiversity ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. All 42 known species of the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia, ...

An international group of scientists, including botanists at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden, has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which ...

Known for producing the largest flowers in the world, the unique Rafflesia does not have stems, roots, or leaves, thus, it could not perform photosynthesis, which is common to plants. Besides its ...

A man sitting next to a giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae, a fleshy red flower with white blister-like spots on its enormous petals and measuring 111cm in diameter, at the Maninjau nature preserve in Agam, ...

The endangered Samar Rafflesia (Rafflesia manillana), one of the Philippines’ rarest flowering plants, blooms inside the protected forests of Samar Island Natural Park. It was documented for the first ...

The Rafflesia holds deep cultural meaning for local Orang Asli communities, especially the Temiar and Jahai tribes, who believe the flower possesses a spirit and serves as an indicator of the forest ...

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 ...

A new study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world's largest flowers, face extinction. Lack of protection at local, national, and international levels means that remaining ...