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Rafflesia keithii

Rafflesia keithii
Rafflesia 80 cm.jpg
Rafflesia keithii: this bloom measured approximately 80 cm in diameter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species: R. keithii
Binomial name
Rafflesia keithii
Meijer (1984)

Rafflesia keithii is a parasitic flowering plant in the genus Rafflesia endemic to Sabah in Borneo. The flowers can grow up to one metre in diameter. It is named after Henry (Harry) George Keith, former Conservator of Forests in North Borneo (now Sabah).



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