The world’s largest flower, known as Rafflesia arnoldii ... earning it the nickname “corpse flower.” Rafflesia arnoldii is ...

Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden is drawing large crowds as a rare corpse flower, nicknamed Putricia, bloomed. The plant, known scientifically as amorphophallus titanum, emits a strong odor ...

Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, ...

Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

Incomplete data results in reduced genetic diversity and contributes to population decline. Commonly known as the “corpse ...

Newly published research suggests that despite all the pampering corpse flower plants receive from their curators, ...

The corpse flower usually blooms once every four years in Indonesia, but this time it is unusual because it only bloomed last year.