Plants: The flowers of Rafflesia arnoldii, commonly called the corpse lily, a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth with a very strong and unpleasant odour of decaying flesh, to attract flies and beetles to pollinate it, earning it the nickname "corpse flower". It is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.

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