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 tuan-mudae Rafflesia tuan-mudae Rafflesia tuan-mudae is a member of the Rafflesiaceae family. It lives as a parasite on the "Tetrastigma" vine. The enormous flowers may reach up to 1 m in diameter. The buds normally emerge where the vine is growing along the ground, unlike some of the other "Rafflesia" species whose buds can emerge from vines hanging in the air. In the Malaysian language, "tuan-mudae" translates as 'Beloved or young Prince' after Charles Brooke the British Rajah of Sarawak. Locally the flower is referred to as "bunga pakma" - "bunga" means "flower" in Malaysian. Typically the flowers are around 60