Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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The World's largest Flower

On May 20, 1818, the British explorer and founder of Singapore, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles reported the finding of a giant flower in Sumatra.
It was named Rafflesia after him.
Measuring almost a metre across and weighing upto 11 kilograms, the Rafflesia is the world's largest flower!
This strange fleshy flower has no visible leaves or stem. It grows directly from the lower stems or roots of jungle vines from which it sucks up nutrition.
The Rafflesia has a nauseating smell and for this reason it is sometimes called 'Stinking Corpse Lily'. Yet people who have been fortunate to see this rare flower report being overwhelmed by its beauty.

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Last updated on :1/9/2006