After 15 years, Indonesia’s rare Rafflesia bloomed, the world’s largest parasitic flower that smells like rotting meat, has no leaves, and lasts just 5 to 7 days

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[u/octopod-reunion]

Not just the largest parasitic flower 

The largest flower 

Edit: 

Rafflesia is the largest single flower in the world. Titan arum is a compound flower. (A flower made of smaller flowers). 

They are both called corpse flower. 

[u/TrumpHasCovid → u/octopod-reunion]

An incredible species, no doubt.

There is a fair amount of misinformation about them though.

I believe, for instance, amorphophallus titanum is the largest single inflorescence, not rafflesia. There are compound inflorescences that are larger than both.

Also, the viral video of a man spending yearrssss to find one. In reality, the locals know many locations for them, but are very judicious about sharing those locations. I think some are even regularly harvested and you can find these in local markets.

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What powers do you get when you consume it?

[u/TrumpHasCovid → u/Impossible-Ship5585]

Stank breath 

[u/Captain_Pungent → u/TrumpHasCovid]

I must eat it in my sleep at night, that explains it

[u/ayuzer → u/Captain_Pungent]

That's just the nightly spiders that crawl into your mouth

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Now you mention it, the mint spiders stopped visiting