Rafflesia pricei
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Three flowers of Rafflesia pricei near Mount Kinabalu
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Rafflesia pricei Meijer (1984) |
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]
[edit] References
- ^ Meijer, W. 1984. New species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae). Blumea 30(1): 209–215.