The flower of the refflesia,or stinking corpse lily measures almost 1m across and weighs 11kg. it is also one of the world's smelliest flowers,with an odour like rotting flesh.the smell attracts flies which pollinate the plant.This flower is found in south east Asia & doesn't have any root, stem & leaf.This plant is parasite.
Wolffia, a kind of duckweed,is just 0.6mm long andd weighs about as much as two grains of salt.its seeds are also the tiniest known-they weigh only 70 micrograms,as much as a single grain of salt.
The seeeds of the coco-de-mer palm are up to 30cm long and weigh an amazing 20kg.
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