EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The flower with the world’s largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rafflesia (/rəˈfliːz(i)ə, -ˈfliːʒ(i)ə, ræ-/) is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Researchers from two universities in the Philippines reported the existence of Rafflesia consueloae-officially the smallest of the world’s “giant” flowers-Thursday in the journal PhytoKeys. At around 3.8 inches in diameter, it’s about the size of a softball.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rafflesia arnoldii holds the record for the world’s largest individual flower, at over three feet in diameter and 20 pounds. There are other botanical behemoths, and even other foul-smelling ones: Species of Amorphophallus, found in Asia, Africa, and Australia, are also called corpse flowers.