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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]
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.
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 ...
Rafflesia lawangensis is a species of parasitic plant in the genus Rafflesia. It is exclusively found in Bukit Lawang, a small tourist village in Mount Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Previously misidentified as Rafflesia arnoldii, photographs taken in 2005 led to the eventual separation of Rafflesia lawangensis as a distinct ...
The Kerubut (Rafflesia arnoldii); Rafflesiaceae Sumatra Diameter 100 centimetres (39 in) is most commonly given as the upper limit of R. arnoldii's expanse, but the largest R. arnoldii actually measured was one found by Prof. Syahbuddin of Andalas University in the Palupah Nature Reserve near Bukittinggi, Sumatra which measured 3 feet 5 inches ...
Rafflesia schadenbergiana is a parasitic plant species in the family Rafflesiaceae, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It has the largest flower among the Rafflesia species found in the Philippines, with a diameter of 52–80 cm (20–30 in). [1] [2] It has also the second largest flower in the genus after R. arnoldii .
Joseph Arnold (28 December 1782 – 26 July 1818 in Padang, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies) was a naval surgeon and naturalist. He was the first to bring to notice to English botany, the parasitic plant with one of the world's largest flowers, Rafflesia arnoldii, which was named after him posthumously. His specimen collection is in the museum ...
Rafflesia banaoana Malabrigo. Rafflesia leonardi is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippines. [ 3] Rafflesia banaoana is considered to be a synonym by some sources, [ 2] but is recognized as a separate species by others. [ 4] R. leonardi is the fourth Rafflesia species found in Luzon and the eighth from ...