Rafflesia arnoldi

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, 2nd 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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