A Rafflesia Flower ... Not Smell Good

The plant family Rafflesiaceae has eight genera that include the genus Rafflesia.

A rafflesia flower ... not smell good. The Rafflesia spends about nine months as a bud and as a bud it does not spread the stinky smell. According to the guide although we couldnt whiff the stench from this variety it still exudes a smell that is similar to that of animals to attract the insects and flies for pollination. Also known as burning bush shrub it is not a common plant and youll rarely come across it in the this flowering shrub deserves the number one spot when it comes to best scented flowers that smell.

Most flowers smell good like one wildflower that smells like chocolate but there is a flower called rafflesia which is according to many people is the worlds smelliest flower. The Rafflesia flower is known for being huge leathery and speckled five-petaled flower. In some species such as Rafflesia arnoldii the bulb may be over 39inches in diameter and weigh up 22 lb.

Not every flower smells like roses. Take Rafflesia tuan-mudae for example a flower more commonly known as the stinking corpse lily or corpse flowerPeople who. It was discovered by Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Joseph Arnold on 19 May 1818.

The smell of Rafflesia is similar to a stinking corpse. The Titan Arum another stinky flower is also called the corpse flower but these two plants should not be confused Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest individual flower on earth. The flowers are not just famous for their size but also their smell.

Although rafflesia have the odour of decay some people in specific regions use this plant as food. They emit an odor of rotting meat to attract the flies and hopefully that fly has been making the Rafflesia rounds in order to spread the pollen. But when the flower blooms the noticeable stinky smell spreads.

The Rafflesia cantleyi species can be found in Ulut Sat and Chabang Tongkat while Rafflesia kerrii can be found in Lojing. And can weigh up to 10 kg. The Value of Rafflesia Flowers Rafflesia the largest carnivorous flower in the world has many inconceivable usage.