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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.
Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613), alternatively spelled Urbano Monte, was an Italian geographer and cartographer. [1] Life ... Monti's world map.
Illustration of Rhizanthes (then known as Brugmansia), a Rafflesiaceae species from Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1913).. 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.
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.
Mount Kitanglad hosts over 600 rare and endemic species, including the Philippine tarsier and the Rafflesia schadenbergiana, the world's second largest flower. [15] It is a nesting place for the critically endangered Philippine eagle. [16]
Rafflesia verrucosa has been found only growing on the southeastern slope of Mt. Kampalili in the Davao Oriental Province of Mindanao. [2] The plant can be found between 1350 and 1550 m. in elevation even though the Tetrastigma vines that the plant grow on can be found at a greater range of elevations. [2]
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 micropylora is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. This species was named because of the small opening of its diaphragm or corona. This is one of the giant species of Rafflesia; the largest specimen being one found by ecologist/author Arnold Newman and his son Gandhi at Gunung ...