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Rafflesia flower

Rafflesia flower (Rafflesia arnoldi) on the forest floor. At a width of over one metre, this is the largest flower in the world. It is parasitic, spending most of its life as a tiny thread within its host, a type of vine. When mature, the elaborate flower erupts from the vine. It only flowers for a few days during which it attracts pollinating insects by its strong smell of rotting flesh. R. arnoldi is only found in Sumatra, southeast Asia.
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Rafflesia flower
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Rafflesia flower (Rafflesia arnoldi) on the forest floor. At a width of over one metre, this is the largest flower in the world. It is parasitic, spending most of its life as a tiny thread within its host, a type of vine. When mature, the elaborate flower erupts from the vine. It only flowers for a few days during which it attracts pollinating insects by its strong smell of rotting flesh. R. arnoldi is only found in Sumatra, southeast Asia.
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Album / Science Source / KJELL B. SANDVED
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4564 x 3000 px | 39.2 MB
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38.6 x 25.4 cm | 15.2 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARNOLDI • ASIA • ASIAN • BIOLOGY • BLOOM • BLOSSOM • BOTANICAL • BOTANY   • BOTANY • BOTANY  • ENDANGERED • FIVE SENSES: SMELL • FLEUR • FLORA • FLOWER • FLOWERING • FLOWERS • FOREST • LANDSCAPE • LARGEST • NATURE • ODOR • ODOUR • OLFACTION • ONE • PARASITE • PARASITIC • PARASITISM • PLANT • RAFFLESIA • RARE • ROTTING • SENSE OF SMELL • SENSES: SMELL • SINGLE • SMELL SENSE • SMELL • STENCH • SUMATRA • SUMATRAN • WOODLAND • WOODS •  SMELL