The blooms of the Rafflesia have become famous for their odour of decaying meat, produced to attract flesh-eating flies. But the genus ā which includes the largest #flowers in the world, at more than a metre across ā is at risk due to the destruction of forest habitats in south-east Asia.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/the-worlds-largest-and-stinkiest-flower-in-danger-of-extinction-rafflesia-aoe
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2024-03-15 06:51:21
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