Family · Rosids

Rafflesiaceae

Corpse flower (Rafflesia)

Corpse flower family: leafless, stemless parasites producing the world's largest single flowers, which reek of carrion.

Accepted species: 50accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈73 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Rafflesia
Sapria
Rhizanthes

Genera

Rafflesia42 spp.
Rhizanthes4 spp.
Sapria4 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical50
Asia-Temperate1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Rafflesiaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.