The giant flower find has renewed calls among researchers to rename its genus, which honours British colonial official Thomas ...

The concerns hinged on whether the Rafflesia, which was named after a European colonial figure, should be renamed to better represent its Southeast Asian origin and remove its colonial legacy.

JAKARTA: In November, people on social media rejoiced for a few weeks following the rediscovery of a rare species of the ...

The flower was named after the Bencoolen lieutenant-governor Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The recent rediscovery of a rare plant was met by renewed debate among researchers and public alike about academic colonialism. The concerns hinged on whether the Rafflesia, which was named after a ...

The Provincial Tourism Development Council (PTDC) and the Local Council for Culture and the Arts (LCCA) shared updates on the ...

JAKARTA – Four species of the rare parasitic flower Rafflesia are blooming simultaneously in Indonesia’s Bengkulu province, a highly unusual phenomenon and a positive sign for the conservation of ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The giant flower of Rafflesia hasseltii in Bukit Balai Tanjung Gelang, Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province, reportedly blossomed on Wednesday, November 3, 2025. This location ...

The recent rediscovery of Rafflesia hasseltii, an extremely rare giant parasitic red flower, in a forest in Indonesia’s West Sumatra has sparked a backlash after Oxford University’s initial social ...

A giant Rafflesia, the largest flower species in the country, was spotted recently in a protected area in South Cotabato. Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-SOCCSKSARGEN ...

The expedition involved local conservationists working alongside botanists from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. While relatively ...