Rafflesia arnoldii Rafflesia arnoldii Rafflesia arnoldii, commonly called the corpse lily, is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus "Rafflesia". It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. It has a very strong and unpleasant odour of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname "corpse flower". It is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra and possibly Borneo. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum ("Amorphophallus titanum") and talipot palm ("Corypha umbraculifera"), those are technically clusters of many flowers. "Rafflesia arnoldii" (), also called Kerubut (Devil's Betelnut Box), is one of the three
Rafflesia why many species are endangered. "R. keithii" is found along the eastern slopes of Mount Kinabalu in the Lohan Valley of Sabah. "Rafflesia tuan-mudae" is endemic to only Gunung Gading National Park in Sarawak. The Mindanao species is known as "Rafflesia schadenbergiana", after the naturalist Alexander Shadenberg, who first discovered the species at the foothills of Mount Apo in 1882. With a flower of nearly a meter, it is close to the size of a 7 year old kid when seated. On Mindanao, the species has been seen in Davao del Sur, South Cotabato and Mount Kitanglad in Bukidnon. Second,