Rafflesia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species: R. arnoldi R. aurantia R. azlanii R. baletei R. banaoana R. bengkuluensis R. borneensis R. camarinensis R. cantleyi R. ciliata R. consueloae R. gadutensis R. hasseltii R. horsfieldii R. keithii R. kemumu R. kerrii R. lagascae R. lawangensis R. leonardii R. lobata R. manillana R. meijeri R. micropylora R. mira R. mixta R. parvimaculata R. philippensis R. pricei R. rochussenii R. schadenbergiana R. sharifah-hapsahiae R. speciosa R. su-meiae R. tengku-adlinii R. tiomanensis R. tuan-mudae R. tuanku-halimii R. tunku-azizahiae R. verrucosa R. witkampii R. zollingeriana

Name

Rafflesia R.Br. ex Thomson bis, Ann. Philos. Mag. Chem. 16(3): 225 (1820).

  • Type species: Rafflesia arnoldi R.Br., Account Rafflesia: 7 (1821).

Note: See IPNI (2021) and Tropicos (2021) regarding the genus authorship. Brown's (1821) description of the isonym is provided below.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Rafflesia R.Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 207 (1821), isonym.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Thailand.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Barcelona, J.F., Pelser, P.B. & Manting, M.M.E. 2014. Rafflesia mixta (Rafflesiaceae), a new species from Surigao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. Phytotaxa 174 (5): 272–278. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.174.5.3 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Pelser, P.B., Nickrent, D.L., Callado, J.R.C. & Barcelona, J.F. 2013. Mt. Banahaw reveals: The resurrection and neotypification of the name Rafflesia lagascae (Rafflesiaceae) and clues to the dispersal of Rafflesia seeds. Phytotaxa 131(1): 35–40. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.131.1.6 Reference page. 
  • Nickrent, D.L. 2014. The Parasitic Plant Connection, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Available on line .
  • Nais, J. 2001. Rafflesia of the World. Sabah Parks, Kota Kinabalu, 259 pp. ISBN 983-812-042-1. Reference page.  pp. 147–153

Vernacular names

беларуская: Рафлезія
čeština: Rafflesia
Deutsch: Rafflesien
suomi: Rafflesiat
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