RAFFLESIA arnoldii, this rare exotic plant has many uniqueness. It has no leaves, roots, or stems as in general and lives on the host plant. Plants that are also often referred to as "carrion flower" because of its rotten smell is found by Stamford Raffles and his colleagues. James Arnold in 1818. This parasitic forest of Southeast Asia broke the record as a plant 106.7 centimeters in diameter and weighs 11 kilograms, with lobes like an inch thick petals. This flower basically resembles a pot flanked by five red brick petals with white spots. At a glance the shape and color can invite the insects to help the pollination process. Unfortunately the rarest plant in the world is threatened with extinction.
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