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Rafflesia arnoldi
Also called Monster flower, Corpse lily, Corpse flower, Arnold's rafflesia
Rafflesia arnoldii is a parasitic plant from the Rafflesia genus, native to Sumatran and Bornean rainforests, known for producing the largest single flower on Earth. It cannot be grown as an ordinary garden plant: it lives entirely inside its host vine (Tetrastigma) and only shows its flower when ready to reproduce.
Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia within the family Rafflesiaceae. It is native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.
It is commonly known as the corpse flower or giant padma. The former name comes from its smell being similar to that of decaying flesh.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rafflesia arnoldii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
