Rafflesia keithii Meijer is a plant in the Rafflesiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Rafflesia keithii Meijer

Rafflesia keithii Meijer

Rafflesia keithii is a parasitic flowering endemic to Sabah, Borneo, with flowers up to one meter across, named for Henry George Keith.

Family
Genus
Rafflesia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Rafflesia keithii Meijer

Rafflesia keithii Meijer is a parasitic flowering plant that belongs to the genus Rafflesia. This species is endemic to Sabah, Borneo. Its flowers can reach up to one meter in diameter. It was named for Henry (Harry) George Keith, who was the former Conservator of Forests of North Borneo, the region now known as Sabah.

Photo: (c) Natalia Rojas-Estevez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Natalia Rojas-Estevez · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Rafflesiaceae Rafflesia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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