Rafflesia Arnoldii: World Largest Flower

Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia.

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Rafflesia arnoldii is noted largest individual flower on Earth.

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Rafflesia arnoldii is native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.

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French explorer Louis Auguste Deschamps was the first European to find Rafflesia

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Rafflesia arnoldii is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia.

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Rafflesia arnoldii grows at a diameter of around one meter (3.3 feet), weighing up to 11 kilograms (24 lb).

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The plant is native to the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Rafflesia arnoldii is found in both secondary and primary rainforests.

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Rafflesia arnoldii has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh.

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