Rafflesia keithii
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Rafflesia keithii
Rafflesia keithii bloom measuring approximately 80 cm in diameter
Rafflesia keithii bloom measuring approximately 80 cm in diameter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species: R. keithii
Binomial name
Rafflesia keithii
Meijer (1984)

Rafflesia keithii is a parasitic flowering plant endemic to Borneo. It is named after Harry George Keith, former Conservator of Forests in Sabah.[1]

References

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

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