Rafflesia

E513946
genus parasitic plant genus plant species

Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants known for producing some of the world’s largest and foul-smelling blooms, often called “corpse flowers.”

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Rafflesia (genus name honoring Raffles) 1
rafflesia 1
Rafflesia arnoldii 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
parasitic plant genus ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName corpse flower ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened ⓘ
discoveredBy Louis Auguste Deschamps NERFINISHED ⓘ
family Rafflesiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor reddish-brown ⓘ
flowerDiameterMax about 1 meter ⓘ
flowerPattern pale warts or spots ⓘ
flowerType unisexual ⓘ
flowerWeightMax about 10 kilograms ⓘ
formallyDescribedBy Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthForm endoparasite ⓘ
habitat tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasLargestSingleFlower true ⓘ
hasLeaves false ⓘ
hasRoots false ⓘ
hasStems false ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
largestSpecies Rafflesia arnoldii NERFINISHED ⓘ
lifeStageVisibleExternally flower ⓘ
namedAfter Stamford Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
odor rotting flesh ⓘ
order Malpighiales NERFINISHED ⓘ
parasitizes Tetrastigma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vitaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosynthetic false ⓘ
pollinatedBy flies ⓘ
pollinationSyndrome sapromyiophily ⓘ
reproduction seeds ⓘ
reproductiveChallenge requires proximity of male and female flowers ⓘ
reproductiveStructure flower ⓘ
seedDispersal mammals ⓘ
smellFunction attract carrion flies ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat deforestation ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
yearDescribed 1821 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rafflesia arnoldii → genus → Rafflesia ⓘ
Rafflesia patma → genus → Rafflesia ⓘ
Raffles → hasNamesake → Rafflesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rafflesia (genus name honoring Raffles)
Khao Sok National Park → hasFlora → Rafflesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: rafflesia
Royal Belum State Park → hasFlora → Rafflesia ⓘ
Malesia → hasNotableTaxonGroup → Rafflesia ⓘ
Rafflesia keithii → genus → Rafflesia ⓘ