The much loved blooming Rafflesia - The world’s largest – and stinkiest – flower in danger of extinction, says research


Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, a new research has warned.

Rafflesia is actually a parasite, and lives on tropical vines across parts of South-East Asia, producing blooms that are among the largest in the world.

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