Rafflesia pricei

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Rafflesia pricei
Rafflesia sp Kinabalu2.jpg
Three flowers of Rafflesia pricei near Mount Kinabalu
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species:
R. pricei
Binomial name
Rafflesia pricei

Rafflesia pricei is a parasitic flowering plant endemic to Borneo. It is named after amateur botanist William Price, who discovered the species on Mount Kinabalu in the 1960s.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Meijer, W. 1984. New species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae). Blumea 30(1): 209–215.

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