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Rafflesia verrucosa was first identified and characterized during a small mammal survey of Mt. Kampalili in eastern Mindanao in 2010. [2] R. verrucosa is the tenth species of Rafflesia found in the Philippines. [2] Rafflesia species have rare and unusual flowers known for
Pathless Forest: The Quest to Save the World's Largest Flowers is a non-fiction book written by University of Oxford botanist Chris Thorogood. [1] Published in 2024, the book explores the world of plant biodiversity and the intricacies of botanical ecosystems, with a particular focus on the author's quest to find Rafflesia, the world's largest flower.
Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [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.
Rafflesia philippensis is a parasitic plant species of the Rafflesiaceae family [1] that was named by Francisco Manuel Blanco in his Flora de Filipinas in 1845. The species is known only from a mountain located between the provinces of Laguna and Quezon , Luzon where it was first discovered.
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.
Rafflesia mira is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the rainforest of Mindanao, Philippines and can only be found in the vicinity of Mount Candalaga, Compostela Valley province. [2] The species was described later in 2005 by Madulid et al., [1] as R. magnifica, but this name is a later synonym.
Leonard Co was the founding president of the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. [2] He is credited for discovering eight new species of plants. [6] Aside from these, two species of Philippine endemic plants have been named in his honor: the Mycaranthes leonardi orchid [6] and the Rafflesia leonardi, a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia endemic to the Philippines and ...
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 the Philippines.