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Rafflesia. Rafflesia (/ rəˈfliːz (i) ə, - ˈfliːʒ (i) ə, ræ -/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.
Sapria himalayana, commonly known as the hermit's spittoon, [4] is a rare holoparasitic flowering plant related to Rafflesia found in the Eastern Himalayas. [3] [5] Sapria himalayana represents the extreme manifestation of the parasitic mode, being completely dependent on its host plant for water, nutrients and products of photosynthesis which it sucks through a specialised root system called ...
Sapria himalayana Griff. Sapria myanmarensis Nob.Tanaka, Nagam., Tagane & M.M.Aung. Sapria poilanei Gagnep. Sapria ram Bänziger & B.Hansen. Sapria is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. It grows within roots of Vitis and Tetrastigma. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia.
The Rafflesiaceae are a family of rare parasitic plants comprising 36 species in 3 genera found in the tropical forests of east and southeast Asia, including Rafflesia arnoldii, which has the largest flowers of all plants. The plants are endoparasites of vines in the genus Tetrastigma ( Vitaceae) and lack stems, leaves, roots, and any ...
R. lobata. Binomial name. Rafflesia lobata. Galang & Madulid. Rafflesia lobata is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippine island of Panay, particularly the mountains of Antique and Iloilo provinces. [1] This is the second species recorded from the island of Panay. One of the most distinctive features of ...
Rafflesia titan Jack. Rafflesia arnoldii, the corpse flower, [2] or giant padma, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. [4] It has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh. [5] It is native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo. [6]
Sapria myanmarensis is a rare and endemic holoparasitic flowering plant related to Rafflesia found in Myanmar 's northwestern part, in Kachin State and Sagaing Region. The species was similar to S. himalayana, but was distinguished due to its basally-distributed, white-colored warts on the vermilion perigone lobes, shorter perigone tubes, flat ...
Koord. [1] Rafflesia zollingeriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rafflesiaceae, native to Java. [2] Of three species of Rafflesia known from Java this species has always been the most rare and restricted, it is only known from collection locales in Banyuwangi Regency, Jember Regency and Lumajang Regency, southern East Java.