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Rafflesia arnoldii, the corpse flower, [2] or giant padma, [3] Its local name is Petimum Sikinlili. It is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia within the family Rafflesiaceae. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. [4] It has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh. [5]
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 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 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.
Rafflesia verrucosa has very distinctive raised warts on its perigone lobes and diaphragm. [2] The warts are non-uniform in shape or size. [2] The warts extend to the diaphragm rim of the plant; this characteristic is unique to R. verrucosa, while all other Rafflesia species lack warts on their diaphragms. [2]
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.
Rafflesia baletei is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippines . The species was first collected in 1991 by Bicolano mammalogist Danilo S. Balete on Mount Isarog and was initially thought to be Rafflesia manillana .
Rafflesia speciosa is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippine island of Panay. [1] R. speciosa is the third Rafflesia species documented to exist in the Philippines, after R. manillana and R. schadenbergiana. It belongs to the medium-sized Rafflesia (Meijer, 1997).