Three flowers of Rafflesia pricei near Mount Kinabalu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Rafflesiaceae
Genus:
Rafflesia
Species:
R. pricei
Binomial name
Rafflesia pricei
Meijer
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] The Rafflesia Forest Reserve was established mainly to protect the species.[2]
^Meijer, W. 1984. New species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae). Blumea30(1): 209–215.
^Chung, Arthur Y.C.; Chew, Steven K.F.; Majapun, Richard; Nilus, Reuben & Kugan, Frederick (July 2012). Rafflesia Forest Reserve: Conserving not only Rafflesia but also endemic, rare and interesting insects. International Biological Symposium. Serdang, Malaysia. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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