Biology PYQ 59 of 399 · Plant Kingdom & Classification

The largest flower in the world is-

  1. ALotus
  2. BSunflower
  3. CRafflesia
  4. DGlory Lily

39th BPSC Prelims 1994

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Correct answer: (c) Rafflesia

Explanation

Rafflesia arnoldii, a parasitic plant of the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo, has the largest single flower in the world: up to about 1 m across and some 7–11 kg in weight.

It was found in 1818 by Joseph Arnold and named after Stamford Raffles.

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