What Makes The Rafflesia Flower Endangered. Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants.it contains approximately 28 species (including four incompletely characterized species as recognized by willem meijer in 1997), all found in southeastern asia, in indonesia, malaysia, thailand and the philippines. Because rafflesia has no chlorophyll it cannot undergo photosynthesis.

Rafflesia is a rootless, leafless, parasitic plant that attaches itself to a host plant, usually a tetrastigma vine. Research published in 2014 revealed that one philippine rafflesia species from the island of luzon, r. Among some particular factors that are putting the species in danger, one of the threats for rafflesia are the illegal collectors as the plant is widely used as a traditional remedy in southeast asia, being prescribed for several internal injuries and also to treat infertility.

Rafflesia arnoldii this flower is also found in indonesia.

This is known as a parasitic relationship, because the vine is being harmed, while the flower benefits. This is one of the world’s rarest, most endangered and largest flowers and it can reach a total width of over a meter. The bud is actually the longest stage of the entire plant’s life. It can weigh as much as 10 kilos.