Rafflesia arnoldi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species: Rafflesia arnoldi
Varietates: R. a. var. arnoldi – R. a. var. atjehensis

Name

Rafflesia arnoldi R.Br., Account Rafflesia: 7 (1821).

Typus: Sumatra, Bengkulu, Raffles & Arnold s.n. (Holotype: K)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Rafflesia titan Jack, Malayan Misc. 2: 1 (1822), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1821. An Account of a new Genus of Plants, named Rafflesia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1): 201–234, tab. XV–XXII BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Steenis, C.G.G.J. van (ed.) 1997. Flora Malesiana. Being an Illustrated Systematic Account of the Malaysian Flora. Series 1. Spermatophyta. Vol. 13, 455 pp. Foundation Flora Malesiana, Rijksherbarium Leiden. ISBN 90-71236-33-1 BHL Reference page.
Bhattacharjee, A. & Bandyopadhyay, S. 2024. Rafflesia arnoldii vs. Rafflesia arnoldi. EIACP Newsletter 28(4): 4. ResearchGate
Nais, J. 2001. Rafflesia of the World. Sabah Parks, Kota Kinabalu, 259 pp. ISBN 983-812-042-1. Reference page. pp. 119–123

Vernacular names

български: Рафлезия Арнолди
English: Corpse Lily, Stinking Corpse Lily
français: rafflésie d’Arnold
Bahasa Indonesia: padma raksasa
русский: Раффлезия Арнольда
中文: 阿諾爾特大花草

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